Miguel Marquez Biography
Miguel Marquez is an American Correspondent and News Anchor/ reporter working for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. He rejoined the network in February 2012.
Miguel Marquez Age
Marquez is 55 years as of 2022. He was born on September 3, 1967, in Santa Rosa, New Mexico.
Miguel Marquez Height
Marquez stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 10 inches tall.
Miguel Marquez Family
Marquez was born and raised in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. He has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if he has any siblings.
Miguel Marquez Wife/ Partner
Marquez is openly gay. He is a supporter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalism Association. He is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of him being in any past relationship with anyone.
Miguel Marquez’s Net Worth
Marquez has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Correspondent and News Anchor/ reporter.
Miguel Marquez Salary
He earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Miguel Marquez Education
Marquez graduated from Columbia University with a master’s degree in international affairs. Moreover, he attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of New Mexico and an Associate of Arts degree from the New Mexico Military Institute. Marquez was born in Santa Rosa, New Mexico.
Miguel Marquez Career
Marquez is an Award winning reporter working for CNN based in New York, where he serves as a senior national correspondent. He has covered several big stories and broken the news both internationally and domestically. Miguel has mostly anchored on the Covid-19 pandemic from inside overwhelmed emergency departments and hospitals in NYC at its start; to western and rural areas rife with the disease in the early autumn.
It also started to overwhelm hospitals in Texas over the summer; to an enormous spike in cases in the winter; and finally, to the human and economic cost of the coronavirus across the US. Furthermore, he has access to several hospitals including enough to report for a full hour on the horrendous situation in New York City. Early in the pandemic through the experience of doctors and staff at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
Additionally, Marquez has reported on politics and the political realignment throughout the country. He has covered protests and voters and has gone on to cover swing voters throughout the country, with a major focus on the industrial Midwest in the 2016 election. Miguel has covered the areas that flipped from Obama in 2012 to Trump in 2016 and how they voted in 2020. On top of that, he has also reported on the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and the protest and aftermath that followed.
Miguel Marquez Baltimore
Miguel led CNN’s coverage from the midst of rioting and unrest in Baltimore in the aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death while in police custody. In addition to that, in 2016 he accepted a Golden Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on behalf of CNN for its coverage of Baltimore in 2015. Furthermore, Miguel has also reported on the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370; on Jose Alvarenga, the castaway who spent six months at sea.
When reported from Rio de Janeiro for Pope Francis’ first international trip, Rome on the Pope’s election, and World Youth Day. He has deeply covered Colorado’s then-nascent marijuana industry; and got an exclusive tour of a sophisticated border tunnel near San Diego, CA. Moreover, Marquez has anchored on ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner and his rampage across California; the rape of five Spanish tourists in Acapulco, Mexico.
Additionally, Miguel has also covered the Jodi Arias trial in Phoenix, Arizona; and the controversial book on Scientology “Going Clear.” In 2012, he reported a series of stories on the US presidential election from five swing states. Moreover, Marquez was part of the team winning an Emmy for CNN’s 2012 Election Night coverage. He was also anchored on Mexico’s historic election, even obtaining a rare interview with then-front-running candidate Enrique Pena Nieto.
Miguel reported a series from the Arctic on Shell Oil’s controversial decision to drill there. That covered the anti-Islamic filmmaker Nakoula Nakoula and the aftermath of the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi Libya. Moreover, he obtained the only TV interview with the ex-boyfriend who accused conservative Arizona sheriff Paul Babeu of harassment.
Miguel Marquez ABC News
Before rejoining CNN, Marquez was working for ABC News in London and Los Angeles. While in the station he reported on the anti-government protests in Bahrain, during which he was beaten by riot police. Other reports included the Norway bombing and children’s camp massacre, and the struggle for Libya from both Tripoli and Benghazi. Additionally, he was the only TV reporter present for a major Marine operation in Now Zad, Helmand Province.
Miguel covered the offensive to regain control of the strategic city of Marja also in Helmand Province. He has also traveled several times to Iraq where he covered the conflict at the height of the insurgency and the US-led surge strategy that followed.
He received an Emmy award for his part in ABC’s reporting on the US-targeted killing of Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. In 2003, he was an anchor for CNN Headline News based in CNN’s world headquarters in Atlanta. Later in June 2003, he moved to Los Angeles to take up reporting duties for CNN. Where he covered everything from wildfires to the first Michael Jackson trial for CNN.
Prior to joining CNN, Marquez was working for CBS News serving as a desk assistant. Previously, Miguel was serving as a general assignment reporter for three years at o KSAZ in Phoenix, AZ. He began his reporting job at WNBC in New York where he covered the daily events of the city.
Besides being a reporter, Marquez served as a legislative assistant to then-US Representative Bill Richardson before pursuing a career in broadcast journalism. As he was traveling to Pyongyang, North Korea as part of a congressional delegation, two US helicopter pilots were shot down north of the demilitarized zone. He assisted in negotiations for their release. In addition to that, he was a researcher for the Congressional Research Service in Washington, D.C.
Miguel Marquez 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 5K followers on Instagram, over 400 followers on Facebook, and over 28K followers on his Twitter accounts.
Miguel Marquez CNN
Marquez is working at CNN where he works alongside other famous CNN meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Alex Marquardt
- Rene Marsh
- Chloe Melas
- Dan Merica
- David McKenzie
- Jeanne Moos
- Mark Morales
- Sara Murray
- Chad Myers
- Paula Newton
- Bianca Nobilo
- Patrick Oppmann
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