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Jason Martinez Bio, Wiki, FOX 29, Age, Education, Height, Family, Wife, Children, and Career

Jason Martinez Biography|Profile

Jason Martinez is a skilled American journalist currently working at FOX 29 as an anchor. He joined the News team in June 2019, as co-anchor of FOX 29 News broadcasts weeknights at Five, Six, Ten, and 11 p.m.

Jason Martinez Age

How old is Martinez? He is around 40 years old as of 2024. His age is currently not available, research is ongoing will update it as soon as it is available.

Jason Martinez Education

Upon graduating from Chapman University in Orange, California, he started his broadcasting career as a reporter at WTVG in Toledo, Ohio.

Jason Martinez Height|Weight

Martinez stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs

Jason Martinez Family

He was born in the united state, however, he has not revealed information regarding his family members.

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Jason Martinez Wife|Married

He is happily married to his wife Lissette. Martinez and his wife Lissette are involved in the “Live Like Bella Foundation,” which benefits research to fight childhood cancer.

Jason Martinez Children

Martinez and his wife are blessed with four children Jagger, Carson, Angelina, and John-Michael. just days after he was born, Jason’s son Carson nearly died after contracting a blood infection. His remarkable recovery motivated Jason to get involved with causes that benefit Children’s hospitals across the country. He lost his grandfather to Alzheimer’s disease, which is another cause near and dear to his heart. Martinez has been a partner with the Alzheimer’s Association for many years.

Jason Martinez FOX 29

Matinez worked for five years as an anchor at WPLG in Miami, covering some of the wildest “only in Florida” stories of his career before moving to San Diego. He covered Presidential elections in the swing state, US-Cuba relations, fake plastic surgeons, a violent face-eating incident, and two Miami Heat NBA championships.

He is an Emmy Award-winning anchor/reporter who relocated to Philly from San Diego, where he was the morning anchor at KGTV for four years. Additionally, his experience there includes anchoring non-stop coverage of the devastating Lilac Fire, which destroyed more than 200 homes, the international border conflict, immigration issues, and California’s cost of living crisis.

His skills in reporting in the field have taken him through floods, crime scenes, presidential elections, plane crashes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. He received an Emmy Award for providing coverage for a devastating freeze that destroyed Central California’s citrus crops in Fresno, CA. Furthermore, he also worked in Los Angeles, where he earned his fourth Emmy Award for team coverage of Michael Jackson’s shocking death.

Jason Martinez Career

Upon graduating from Chapman University in Orange, California, he started his broadcasting career as a reporter at WTVG in Toledo, Ohio. There, he covered several major stories including the November 2002 outbreak of tornadoes, “The Big Blackout,” and held interviews with a young high school kid named LeBron James, who was good at basketball.

He is the proud father of four children: Jagger, Carson, Angelina, and John-Michael. He and his wife Lissette are involved in the “Live Like Bella Foundation,” which benefits research to fight childhood cancer. Just days after he was born, Jason’s son Carson nearly died after contracting a blood infection. His remarkable recovery motivated Jason to get involved with causes that benefit Children’s hospitals across the country. Martinez lost his grandfather to Alzheimer’s disease, which is another cause near and dear to his heart. He has been a partner with the Alzheimer’s Association for many years.

He has been a drummer since the age of four and has shared the stage with great musicians covering a variety of genres such as funk, country, jazz, Latin, R&B, soul, and rock. A former college baseball player, he is a sports fanatic who, as a kid, played travel baseball with former Phillies great Chase Utley. He is also an avid golfer who cannot seem to find the fairway.

Jason Martinez 10 News Leaving

Martinez signed off from the Scripps station in March 2019. He posted the news on social media that he has left KGTV. This is what he wrote “Farewell San Diego after 4 wonderful years in America’s Finest City today will be my last day anchoring at 10 news. This decision has been a difficult one for my family and me. Thank you to KGTV management and Scripps for believing in me. I want to thank you viewers for your kindness and friendship. I m so grateful to you all. I’m going to miss my work family more than words can say !! I’m not ready to announce my next move yet but stay tuned as they say. Thank You !”

Jason Martinez Salary|Net Worth

Martinez has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earned from his broadcasting career.

Jason Martinez Social Media Platforms

Martinez is very active on social media platforms and has over 7.6k followers on Twitter, 6.2k followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.

Jason Martinez Twitter

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