Mario Solis Biography
Mario Solis is an American Emmy Award-winning Reporter and Anchor working at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, California as a weekday sports reporter and weekend sports anchor. He has been working for the station since August 2002.
Mario Solis Age
Solis was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. He likes to keep his personal life private hence he has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year he was born. However, he might be in his 50s.
Mario Solis Height
Solis stands at an approximate height of 6 feet 1 inch.
Mario Solis Family
Solis grew up in Los Angeles, California. However, Solis has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. There is no information regarding whether Solis has any siblings or not.
Mario Solis Wife
Solis is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Solis being in any past relationship with anyone.
Mario Solis Net Worth
Solis has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Reporter and Anchor.
Mario Solis Salary
Solis earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Mario Solis Career and Education
Solis is a proud alumnus of the University of Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Broadcast Journalism. In regard to his profession, Solis serves at KNBC 4 News as a weekday sports reporter and weekend sports anchor. His sportscasts mainly appear on the 4 PM, 5, PM, 6 PM, and 11 PM newscasts.
Solis has been reporting sports on TV for over 20 years. He’s been to lots of big sports events, like the World Cup, the Olympics, and many Super Bowl and World Series games. Besides talking about sports on NBC4, Solis is known as the Spanish announcer for HBO’s famous “World Championship Boxing” series. He also reports (play-by-play) the Los Angeles Chargers on KFWB- AM 980 and the Los Angeles Rams on ESPN Radio 1330 AM.
Before he started working at NBC4, Solis was a sports announcer for Telemundo 52, which is like NBC4’s sister station, as well as the Telemundo Network. He also was in charge (executive producer) and on TV for a few different shows, like “Marcador Final.” This show became really popular and stayed on TV in Los Angeles for a long time.
Solis started his career in broadcasting at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, CA. He did a little bit of everything there, like making sure things ran smoothly when they were out in the field and helping with assignments. Then he went to KNBC-TV and worked as an editorial assistant. After a while, Univision saw how good he was and asked him to be a sports anchor for their news. Later on, he went back to Telemundo 52 for a bit before coming back to NBC4, where he works now.
Throughout his career, Solis has hosted many sports radio shows and has spoken at lots of big sports events, both in the United States and around the world. He has reported from the sidelines for NBC’s Arena Football, been a special reporter for the Lakers on TWC, talked about NFL games in Latin America for Fox, talked about MLB (Major League Baseball) games on Telemundo 52, covered Major League Soccer on Telemundo, and has been the main announcer (play-by-play) for boxing matches on HBO PPV, HBO, Showtime, FS1, and Fox Sports.
Solis has won many awards for his work in sports broadcasting, both by himself and as part of a team. He’s gotten a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Sports Reporting, and lots of Golden Mike Awards, and even local area Emmy Awards. Also, the National Hispanic Media Coalition gave him an award for being really good at broadcast journalism. Plus, he is still involved in helping out the community in the Los Angeles area.
Mario Solis KNBC-TV
Solis is working at KNBC-TV alongside other famous KNBC-TV meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Lolita Lopez
- Melissa Magee
- Mekahlo Medina
- Shanna Mendiola
- Conan Nolan
- Annabelle Sedano
- Michelle Valles
- Kathy Vara
- Colleen Williams
- Robin Winston
Mario Solis Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 2.1K followers on Instagram, over 1.6K friends on Facebook, and over 1.8K followers on Twitter.