Jean Martirez
Encyclopedia
Jean Martirez is a Filipino-American newscaster who co-anchors the KTTV
FOX 11 Morning News, FOX 11 News at 10 A.M. and FOX 11 News at Noon along with Tony McEwing.
, Illinois
where her parents met. She is a first generation Filipino-American and is of mixed Filipino
, Spanish
and Chinese
heritage. Martirez attended the University of Missouri
, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega
sorority, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in journalism. Martirez lives in Malibu, California with her husband and two children.
. She then moved on to WXII in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
where she worked as a morning anchor and reporter. She was then hired as an anchor and reporter for the Harlingen, Texas
CBS-affiliate KGBT
. She then relocated to San Antonio, Texas
where she began working for ABC-affiliate KSAT
as a morning anchor.
Martirez joined KTTV in October 1995 as a general assignment reporter for the station’s morning news and its Good Day LA program.
Prior to arriving at KTTV Martirez worked at the Denver CBS-affiliate KCNC anchoring their morning newscasts. In Denver from 1993–1995, Martirez hosted an Emmy Award
winning syndicated children’s newsmagazine “News for Kids”.
KTTV
KTTV, channel 11, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Los Angeles, California. Serving the vast Los Angeles metropolitan area, KTTV is a sister station to KCOP , Los Angeles' MyNetworkTV station...
FOX 11 Morning News, FOX 11 News at 10 A.M. and FOX 11 News at Noon along with Tony McEwing.
Personal
Martirez was born in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
where her parents met. She is a first generation Filipino-American and is of mixed Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
, Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
and Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
heritage. Martirez attended the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega is a women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are 135 chapters of Alpha Chi Omega at colleges and universities across the United States and more than 200,000 lifetime members...
sorority, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in journalism. Martirez lives in Malibu, California with her husband and two children.
Career
Martinez began her broadcasting career working as a weekend anchor and reporter for KOMU in Columbia, MissouriColumbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
. She then moved on to WXII in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
where she worked as a morning anchor and reporter. She was then hired as an anchor and reporter for the Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States, about from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than , and is the second largest city in Cameron County and the sixth largest in the Rio Grande Valley...
CBS-affiliate KGBT
KGBT-TV
KGBT-TV, virtual channel 4 , is a CBS affiliate located in Harlingen, Texas. Its market includes the greater Rio Grande Valley metropolitan area. KGBT is currently owned by Barrington Broadcasting Company. Its transmitter is located in Cameron County, Texas...
. She then relocated to San Antonio, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
where she began working for ABC-affiliate KSAT
KSAT-TV
KSAT-TV channel 12 is the local ABC affiliate television station in the greater San Antonio area. Its transmitter is located in Elmendorf, Texas. The station calls itself KSAT 12, pronounced as "K-Sat"....
as a morning anchor.
Martirez joined KTTV in October 1995 as a general assignment reporter for the station’s morning news and its Good Day LA program.
Prior to arriving at KTTV Martirez worked at the Denver CBS-affiliate KCNC anchoring their morning newscasts. In Denver from 1993–1995, Martirez hosted an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winning syndicated children’s newsmagazine “News for Kids”.