Natalie Martinez (NBC 5) Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Parents, Husband, Married, Baby, Salary, Net Worth

Natalie Martinez Biography and Wiki

Natalie Martinez is an award-winning American anchor and reporter who currently works as a general assignment reporter for NBC 5 Chicago. She is now seen every weeknight at 10 p.m. and anchored mostly on weekends.

Natalie Martinez Age

Martinez has not disclosed any information on her age and date of birth.

Natalie Martinez Birthday

Martinez celebrates her birthday on February 14th every year with lovely gifts from friends and family members.

Natalie Martinez Height and Weight

The NBC 5 reporter Martinez stands at an average height of 5 feet 5 inches and weighs about 65 kg. 

Natalie Martinez Parents and Family

NBC 5 reporter Martinez was born in Buffalo, New York, and brought up by her devoted Dominican father and a loving Ukrainian mother. Nevertheless, there is no information about her parents or her siblings.

Nonetheless, we will update this section once the details about his family are out to the public. Nonetheless, she is a proud supporter of the Ukrainian community and also embraces and appreciates all the diversity that Chicago has to offer as well.

Natalie Martinez Education

Born in Buffalo, NY, therefore, she is a proud graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of North London on scholarship.

Besides that, she is a good ballet dancer, through her entire childhood, she practiced ballet and has a deep-rooted appreciation for the arts. Moreover, Natalie is often seen attending or hosting art-related events around the city.

Natalie Martinez NBC 5 Husband

The NBC 5 reporter Natalie is married to her loving husband Flavio Gama, who moved from Brazil in 2013 to marry her. In their marriage, Martinez and her husband Flavio have been blessed with a beautiful daughter Sailor Gama, who was born on June 6, 2018. When she is not at work,  She is often seen with her baby girl doing outdoor activities on the beach.

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Natalie Martinez NBC 5 Chicago Reporter Wikipedia

Martinez is a two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who has extensive experience in the journalism industry for more than two decades. The Buffalo native is currently working as a general assignment reporter for NBC 5 since January 2001.

She spent many years reporting for all of NBC 5’s daily newscasts and anchored the weekend morning news for several years. She’s now seen every weeknight at 10 p.m. reporting on the top stories of the day.

Furthermore, she has covered big stories, like the deadly tornadoes that devastated Fairdale and Washington, Ill., and smaller stories that matter to the “little guy.” She won one of her Emmys for her non-stop reporting of those Washington tornadoes.

Previously, before she arrived at NBC 5 Chicago, she was hired by WXXA-TV, the Fox station in Albany, N.Y., where she spent her final two years as the main anchor station. Before that, Martinez used to work as an anchor, reporter, and producer for several upstate New York television and radio stations.

Natalie Martinez Awards and Achievements

Natalie is very active and recognized in the Latino community and is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, for which she was elected Chicago Chapter President in 2016.

In the following years, the national NAHJ organization awarded her with the coveted “Si Se Puede” Excellence in Leadership award. Likewise, in 2018 she was recognized by Negocios Now publication as Who’s Who in Hispanic Chicago for her contributions to the betterment of the community.

Back in 2012, Martinez was among the journalists honored with a Chicago Headline Club Peter Lisagor Award for her role in covering the verdict in the trial against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Similarly, she was honored with another Emmy Award for her reporting on the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago. She won an AP award for Best Reporter in 2013 for her breadth of work covering breaking, hard, and feature news stories.

Natalie Martinez Other Projects

Aside from delivering news, this award-winning journalist also does charitable work for CAWC (Chicago Abused Women Coalition), Center on Halsted, and the Salvation Army among many others, and frequently services as Mistress of Ceremonies for groups all over the Chicagoland area. More than that, in March 2011, Martinez was named one of Chicago’s Most Influential Women by the I’m Every Woman Expo.

Natalie Martinez NBC 5 Salary

The normal pay of a news journalist in the USA ranges from between $ 24,292 and $ 72,507 which translates to an hourly average wage of between $ 10.15 and $ 31.32.

Natalie Martinez NBC 5 Net Worth

Martinez has an estimated Net Worth of $300,000 as of 2022, She has amassed this amount from her career as a news journalist for NBC 5 News and other previous networks she has worked for.

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