Mai Martinez
Born (1973-12-16) December 16, 1973
San Francisco, California
EducationJacksonville State University
Occupation(s)News Anchor, Reporter
Years active2003-present
Employer(s)WOXR K-98
WDSI-TV
WBRC-TV
WBBM-TV
WBBM (AM) (April 4 2022-present)

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.

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] She is of half Cuban and half Vietnamese descent.[1][3]

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.[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

She is single and lives in the Uptown neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ "Politically Correct - Feeling Heat From Hispanic Activists, Channel 2 Promotes Weekend Anchor". Chicago Sun-Times. September 21, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Mass layoffs at CBS 2 hit Pam Zekman, other 'valued members of our team'". robertfeder.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ↑ "WBBM Newsradio hires Mai Martinez to co-anchor mornings with Cisco Cotto - Robert Feder". www.robertfeder.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Pitcher adds another home". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
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