Jason Martinez Biography
Jason Martinez is an American Emmy award-winning co-anchor. Working at FOX 9 news. He Co-anchors weeknights at Five, Six, Ten, and 11 p.m., he joined the FOX 29 News team in June 2019. Additionally, he previously worked as an anchor at WPLG in Miami, covering some of the wildest “only in Florida” stories of his career.
Jason Martinez Age
Martinez is 52 years old as of 2024, he was born in 1972 in Orange, CA, in the United States of America. He has not disclosed the date or the month he was born. will update once we get the information.
Jason Martinez Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 meters).
Jason Martinez Family
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. Martinez has however neither disclosed the names of his parents nor those of his siblings as he likes to keep his personal life private. Research is ongoing will update this information as soon as it is available.
Jason Martinez Wife and Kids
Martinez is Happily married to Lissette. The couple is blessed with four children, John Micheal, Angelina, Jagger, and Carson. Furthermore, the couple works with the “Live Like Bella Foundation”. to benefit research on fighting childhood cancer. After Carson nearly died after contracting a blood infection. His recovery moved Jason to engage with causes that advantage children’s hospitals the nation over.
Jason Martinez Career
Martinez moved to Philly from San Diego, where he was the morning anchor at KGTV for four years. His experience there includes Reporting 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. Before San Diego, he spent five years as an anchor at WPLG in Miami, covering some of the wildest “only in Florida” stories of his career.
He enfolded the Presidential elections in the swing state, a violent face-eating incident, fake plastic surgeons, US-Cuba relations, and two Miami Heat NBA championships. Additionally, experience reporting in the field has taken him through floods, crime scenes, presidential elections, plane crashes, tornadoes, and hurricanes In Fresno, CA.
He won an Emmy Award for providing coverage for a devastating freeze that destroyed Central California’s citrus crops. Moreover, he worked in Los Angeles, where he earned his fourth Emmy Award for team coverage of Michael Jackson’s shocking death.
Jason Martinez FOX 29 news
After graduating from Chapman University in Orange, California, Martinez began his 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 he interviewed a young high school kid named LeBron James, who was good at basketball.
Furthermore, Being a “Daddy” is Jason’s true love and 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.
In addition, 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. He has been a partner with the Alzheimer’s Association for many years.
Jason’s other love is music. Moreover, he is a former college baseball player, he is a sports fanatic who, as a kid. He played travel baseball with former Phillies great Chase Utley. Additionally, he has been a drummer since the age of four. He has shared the stage with great musicians covering a variety of genres. Such as funk, country, jazz, Latin, R&B, soul, and rock. Furthermore, he is an avid golfer who cannot seem to find the fairway.
Jason Martinez Salary
He has an estimated annual salary of $30,000 to $80,000 from his career at Fox 29 News
Jason Martinez Net Worth
Kelly has an estimated annual net worth of $ 1 million to $5 million earned from his career as a Co-Anchor
Jason Martinez Social Media Platforms
Martinez is very active on his X, Instagram, and Facebook pages. He has 7.5k followers on X, 6.1k followers on Instagram, and 1.6k followers on Facebook.