Clara Benitez Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, KRIS, Family, Husband, Net Worth, and Salary

Clara Benitez Biography

Clara Benitez is a Mexican-American Emmy Award Winning Anchor and Reporter working for KRIS as an Evening Anchor and Reporter. She has been working for the station since April 2023 after working for GoFundMe .

Clara Benitez Age

Benitez likes to keep her personal life private hence she has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year she was born. However, she might be in her 30s.

Clara Benitez Height

Benitez stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 4 inches.

Clara Benitez Family

Benitez was born in San Diego, California but has not disclosed her parents names. However, she is close to her parents as she often post their photos on her social media accounts.

Clara Benitez Husband

Benitez is happily married to Marcus Cortez and the two tied the knot in November 2023 in Querétaro, Mexico. Marcus proposed to Benitez in October 2022. During her free time, Benitez loves to spend time with her fiance, her dog Fredrick, cooking Mexican food and taking coffee.

Clara Benitez Net Worth

Benitez has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.

Clara Benitez Salary

Benitez earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.

Clara Benitez Education

After graduating from high school, Benitez joined Arizona State University – Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2013. She graduated with a bachelor degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication in 2017. Benitez interned at Cronkite News and City of Phoenix from January 2016 to May 2016. Later, between January 2017 and May 2017 she served as Arizona Midday Intern at 12 News (KPNX-TV, NBC).

Clara Benitez Career

Benitez works as an evening anchor and reporter at KRIS. While at KRIS, she covered an investigative report about attorney, “El Gallito” who has been missing. This report led to the arrest and charge of family member involved in his disappearance and murder. Following this report, Benitez earned an AP award.Before joining Kris, she served as a communication associate at GoFundMe from November 2022 to April 2023. She has previously worked for FOX 5 San Diego (KSWB-TV) as a reporter from April 2021 to October 2022. In San Diego, she uncovered the long route from Europe to the US/Mexico border that refugees from Ukraine followed.

Earlier, Benitez worked for Nexstar Media Group, Inc. as an evening anchor and investigative reporter from September 2020 to April 2021. She first joined the station in June 2018 as a multimedia journalist and reporter up to January 2020. Benitez then took the role a weekend anchor and investigative reporter a role she played until September 2020 when she became the evening anchor and investigative reporter. While there, she covered stories such as asylum seekers living in Mexico under MPP and family separation policy under the Trump administration.

Prior to joining Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Benitez served as a weather anchor and multimedia journalist at KVAL-TV from June 2017 to June 2018. During her time there, she reported on the University of Oregon campus, historic Hayward Field demolition. Benitez is additionally part of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, which emphasizes the significance of increasing Latino representation in journalism.

Clara Benitez KRIS-TV

Benitez is working at KRIS where she works alongside other famous KRIS meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;

1. Andy Liscano
2. Taylor Alanis
3. Bill Alexander

Clara Benitez Social Media Platforms

She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 5.5k followers on Facebook.