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]
Gio Benitez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Giovani Benitez October 29, 1985 |
| Alma mater | Florida International University (BA) |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | United Talent Agency |
| Known for | Television reporter |
| Spouse |
Tommy DiDario (m. 2016) |
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
editBenitez 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
editBenitez 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "ABC News Announces Gio Benitez Promoted To Transportation Correspondent". ABC News Public Relations Blog. April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Congote, Melody (19 July 2018). "Being an immigrant covering immigration has its advantages, journalists say". Latino Reporter.
- ^ Lawler, Kelly (September 18, 2015). "ABC News' Gio Benitez engaged to boyfriend". USA Today. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tommy DiDario's Personal Website". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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