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Gio Benitez
Born
Giovani Benitez

(1985-10-29) October 29, 1985 (age 38)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater Florida International University ( BA)
Years active2009–present
Agent United Talent Agency
Known forTelevision reporter
Spouse
Tommy DiDario
( m. 2016)

Giovani "Gio" Benitez (born October 29, 1985) is an American broadcast journalist and correspondent for ABC News, who appears on Good Morning America, World News Tonight, 20/20, and Nightline. He also hosts the Fusion collaboration version of Nightline. He has won three television news Emmy awards. [1] On April 9, 2020, he was promoted to Transportation Correspondent, operating from New York and DC. [2]

On September 8, 2020, he hosted a special season finale for the sixteenth season of the ABC program What Would You Do?. [3] [4]

Early life

Benitez was born in Miami to a family who immigrated to the United States from Cuba. [5] He graduated from Miami Coral Park High School in 2004; and in 2008, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and sociology from Florida International University. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.[ citation needed]

Personal life

Benitez is openly gay, he became engaged to his partner Tommy DiDario on September 17, 2015, in Paris. [6] They married in a Miami ceremony on April 16, 2016. [1] [7] DiDario is a fitness trainer and Instagram influencer who has also appeared on television shows, including Rachael Ray. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b Shatto, Rachel (May 16, 2023). "35 Sexy Pics of GMA's Gio Benitez & Husband Tommy DiDario". Pride. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "ABC News Announces Gio Benitez Promoted To Transportation Correspondent". ABC News Public Relations Blog. April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ "ABC Presents A Two-Hour WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Event With The Season Finale". BroadwayWorld. September 5, 2020. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Regina Avalos (September 8, 2020). "What Would You Do?: Season 16 Ends Tonight with Special Episode on ABC". TV Series Finale. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Congote, Melody (19 July 2018). "Being an immigrant covering immigration has its advantages, journalists say". Latino Reporter.
  6. ^ Lawler, Kelly. "ABC News' Gio Benitez engaged to boyfriend". USA Today. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  7. ^ Maslow, Nick (April 16, 2016). "ABC's Gio Benitez Marries Tommy DiDario in Romantic Miami Wedding: 'We Are So Moved and Humbled'". People. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Tommy DiDario's Personal Website". Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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