Allen Martin Biography
Allen Martin is a skilled American journalist currently working at CBS 5, KPIX as an anchor. He spent his high school years at a seminary training to be a priest. Now, he’s serving people differently. He co-anchors the 6p weeknight newscasts and files special reports across all KPIX 5 platforms.
Allen Martin Age|Birthday
His age is currently not available, research is ongoing will update it as soon as it is available. He is around 60 years old as of 2024.
Allen Martin Education
He spent his high school years at a seminary training to be a priest and he ended up serving people in a different way. Martin attended Queen of Angels High School Seminary in 1971 and graduated in 1975. He then joined Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles the same year (1975). As a junior at Loyola Marymount University, he produced a radio talk show for KLOS.
Martin studied Television, Film, and Radio. Spent countless hours at KXLU 88.9FM at the top of the Student Union building broadcasting play-by-play of the Men’s Basketball games, news, and spinning records. He graduated with a BA in Communication Arts in 1979.
Allen Martin Height/Weight
He stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs
Allen Martin Family|Parents|Siblings
Martin was born in the United state, however, he has not revealed information regarding his family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Allen Martin Wife
Martin likes to keep his personal life private, hence he has not disclosed information whether he is in a relationship or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Allen Martin Children
Martin likes to keep his personal life private, hence he has not disclosed information whether he has children or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Allen Martin Career
Martin exposed the Central Valley’s version of the Flint, Michigan water crisis when he discovered arsenic flowing through Kettleman City’s drinking water. He revealed poachers butchering Northern California’s majestic redwoods for profit. And, he uncovered a loophole in California’s assault rifle ban. His series of reports on the bullet button prompted California to introduce several gun control measures.
Martin began his broadcasting television career when he was a junior at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, he produced a radio talk show for KLOS. In his final year, he took a job as a disc jockey in Sacramento – flying up on the weekends to work and back for school during the week. Upon graduating, he worked in radio news in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
He moved to Atlanta for a job at a news talk radio station in 1983. he was hired at CNN’s Radio network before taking a TV writing job at CNN’s Headline News. In 1986, he accepted his first on-air TV job in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
“I had to sling the ¾ inch recording deck over one shoulder, a camera over the other while wearing a battery belt around my waist,” he says. “I remember wearing penny loafers while covering one big flood. Martin literally walked out of my shoes. You learn the hard way and then you don’t make those mistakes again.”
Allen Martin CBS 5
Allen returned to his native California to be a principal anchor at the Salinas NBC affiliate after five years and promotions to assistant news director and main anchor. He was there four years, co-anchoring with the popular Dina Ruiz, who was married to Clint Eastwood. In addition, just after the Oklahoma City bombing, Allen accepted the main anchor position at KFOR in Oklahoma City.
“The story that really stands out for me was the six-month anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, the first terrorist attack on US soil,” he says. The truck bomb blast killed 168 people and injured hundreds more. In 1998 he returned to California and the Monterey Peninsula to anchor and be the assistant news director for the CBS/FOX affiliate stations. He made his way to the Bay Area and KPIX 5. He started as a South Bay reporter and subsequently anchored various newscasts six years later.
Apart from anchoring, he enjoys interviewing and was one of seven local reporters invited to the White House to interview President Obama. He also excels at live reporting and brought viewers to live never-before-seen images of the Presidio Parkway a day before it opened using Skydrone 5.
During his leisure time, he enjoys profiling some of the Bay Area’s quiet heroes as part of the Jefferson Awards, a national program that honors public service across America. “The Jefferson Award stories are about good people doing good things for a good reason,” he says. “It’s an uplifting counterbalance to some of the bad news we have to cover on a daily basis.”
Allen Martin Salary
He has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000.
Allen Martin Net Worth
Martin has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earned from his broadcasting career.
Allen Martin Social Media Platforms
Martin is very active on social media platforms and has over 1.3k followers on Twitter, 500 followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.
