Mai Martinez (born December 16, 1973) is an American news anchor and reporter. She is the co-anchor of the morning news on WBBM (AM) Newsradio 780 AM and 105.9 FM, with Cisco Cotto. She is a reporter for the all-news radio station.
Mai Martinez | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1973 |
| Education | Jacksonville State University |
| Occupation(s) | News Anchor, Reporter |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Employer(s) | WOXR K-98 WDSI-TV WBRC-TV WBBM-TV WBBM (AM) (April 4 2022-present) |
Early life and education
editA native of San Francisco, Martinez earned a bachelor's degree in 1997 from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama.[1][2] She is of half Cuban and half Vietnamese descent.[1][3]
Professional career
editMartinez began her broadcasting career as a video editor at WBRC-TV in Birmingham, Alabama, where she worked from 1997 until 2003. In 2000, she co-hosted a morning radio show on WOXR-FM in Oxford, Alabama.[1] In 2003, Martinez became a photographer, general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at WDSI-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She then rejoined WBRC-TV in April 2004 as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor. While there, Martinez developed a higher level of national visibility when she spent eight weeks in Aruba covering the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.[1] In May 2006, Martinez was hired by WBBM-TV in Chicago as a general assignment reporter. On September 20, 2007, she was promoted to be a weekend news anchor at the station. Martinez was laid off on May 27, 2020.[4] On March 28, 2022, WBBM (AM) announced that Martinez has been hired to co-anchor the morning news starting April 4, 2022, with Cisco Cotto from 6-9 AM, she will also report stories from the field for WBBM Newsradio.[5]
Personal
editShe is single and lives in the Uptown neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mia Martinez bio". CBS. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Fox 61 Reporter Grabbed By Car Thief As She Does Interview - 01/01/2004". Chattanoogan.com. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
- ^ "Politically Correct - Feeling Heat From Hispanic Activists, Channel 2 Promotes Weekend Anchor". Chicago Sun-Times. September 21, 2007.
- ^ "Mass layoffs at CBS 2 hit Pam Zekman, other 'valued members of our team'". robertfeder.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "WBBM Newsradio hires Mai Martinez to co-anchor mornings with Cisco Cotto - Robert Feder". www.robertfeder.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ "Pitcher adds another home". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2006-09-15. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-14.