Jason Martinez Profile
Jason Martinez is a six-time Emmy Award Winner anchor and reporter working for Fox 29. He joined the FOX 29 News team in June 2019, as an evening anchor of Five, Six, Ten, and 11 p.m. newscasts.
Jason Martinez Education
Martinez attended Chapman University in Orange, California where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Broadcast Journalism. While in college he used to be a baseball player. After his graduation, he joined WTVG in Toledo, Ohio, and worked as a reporter. During his time there, he covered “The Big Blackout,” 2002 November tornadoes outbreak. He interviewed LeBron James, a young high school kid, who was good at basketball.
Jason Martinez Career
Martinez is a six-time Emmy Award Winner anchor and reporter at Fox 29. He joined the FOX 29 News team in June 2019, as an evening anchor of Five, Six, Ten, and 11 p.m. newscasts. Previously he was working at KGTV in San Diego as a morning anchor for four years. While there, he covered immigration issues, the international border conflict, California’s cost of living crisis, and the devastating Lilac Fire, which destroyed more than 200 homes.
Four five years earlier, Martinez was at WPLG in Miami prior to joining KGTV. While at WPLG, he reported some of the wildest “only in Florida” stories of his career. In addition, covered two Miami Heat NBA championships, fake plastic surgeons, Presidential elections in the swing state, a violent face-eating incident, and US-Cuba relations.
Throughout his career, he has covered presidential elections, crime scenes, tornadoes, plane crashes, hurricanes, and floods. After covering the devastating freeze that destroyed Central California’s citrus crops in Fresno, CA, he received an Emmy Award. He also did a team coverage of Michael Jackson’s shocking death in Los Angeles and won his fourth Emmy Award.
He also has a love for music, since age 4, he has been a drummer and covered a variety of genres including Latin, rock, R&B, country, funk, and jazz sharing a stage with great musicians. During his free time, he goes for sports and plays them, is a sports fanatic. He is an active golfer, travel baseball player.
Quick Facts About Martinez
| Full Name | Jason Martinez |
| Age | 50 years old as of 2022 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Lissette Garcia Martinez |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
Jason Martinez Age
Martinez is 50 years old as of 2022. He was born on 1972 in Orange, California, United States of America.
At FOX 29 Martinez works alongside;
- Drew Anderson
- Bill Anderson
- Mike Cirigliano
- Richard Curtis
- Thomas Drayton
- Ronnie Duncan
- Shaynah Ferreira
- Hank Flynn
- Scott Grayson
- Karen Hepp
- Alex Holley
- Shaina Humphries
- Mike Jerrick
- Bob Kelly
- Dave Kinchen
- Breland Moore
- Chris O’Connell
- Kathy Orr
- Bill Rohrer
- Sue Serio
- Tom Sredenschek
- Dawn Timmeney
- Scott Williams
Jason Martinez Height
Martinez stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Jason Martinez Family
Martinez was born in Orange, California, United States of America to his parents. He has not disclosed his family. Martinez is a sports fanatic, while growing up, he played travel baseball with former Phillies great Chase Utley.
Jason Martinez Wife
Martinez is married to Lissette Garcia Martinez. The two are proud parents of four children, Carson, Jagger, John-Michael, and Angelina. Martinez and Lissette are involved in the “Live Like Bella Foundation, which helps in research to fight childhood cancer. His son, just days after he was born, contracting a blood infection, almost passed on. His incredible recovery pushed Martinez to get into charities that benefit Children’s hospitals.
Jason Martinez Salary
Being one of the top journalists for Fox 29 he earns an annual salary ranging between $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Jason Martinez Net Worth
Martinez has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an anchor and reporter.