Mai Martinez

Mai Martinez (born December 16, 1973) is an American television news anchor and reporter.

Mai Martinez
Born (1973-12-16) December 16, 1973
San Francisco, California
EducationJacksonville State University
OccupationNews Anchor, Reporter
Years active2003-present
EmployerWOXR K-98
WDSI-TV
WBRC-TV
WBBM-TV

Early life and education

A native of San Francisco, Martinez earned a bachelor's degree in 1997 from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama.[1][2]

Professional career

Martinez 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.[3]

Personal

Martinez is half Cuban and half Vietnamese.[1] She is single and lives in the Uptown neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.[4]

References
  1. "Mia Martinez bio". CBS. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. "Fox 61 Reporter Grabbed By Car Thief As She Does Interview - 01/01/2004". Chattanoogan.com. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  3. "Mass layoffs at CBS 2 hit Pam Zekman, other 'valued members of our team'". robertfeder.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  4. "Pitcher adds another home". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
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