Gio Benitez Biography
Gio Benitez is an American Television personality working as a co-anchor of “Good Morning America” Saturday and Sunday, and a transportation correspondent for ABC News based in New York. Prior to joining ABC News in 2013, Gio was a reporter for WFOR-TV in Miami.
Gio Benitez Age
How old is Gio Benitez? Gio is 37 years old. He was born on October 29, 1985, in Miami, Florida, United States
Gio Benitez Height
How tall is Gio Benitez? He is 5 feet 7 inches tall (Approximately 1.7m or 170cm).
Gio Benitez Nationality
Born and raised in the United States of America, Gio is American by nationality.
Gio Benitez Education
Benitez graduated from Miami Coral Park High School in 2004 and Florida International University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and sociology. He is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Gio Benitez Parents
Who is Gio Benitez’s father and where did he grow up? Gio is the son of Javier Benitez (father) and Lourdes Perez (mother). He was born and grew up in Miami to a family who immigrated to the United States from Cuba. However, he hasn’t revealed whether he has siblings or not.
Gio Benitez Husband
Who is Gio Benitez husband? Gio is married to his husband Tommy DiDario, a model, actor, and fitness expert. The couple started dating in 2015 after meeting on Instagram. In April 2016, the two wed in front of family, friends, and ABC News colleagues inside the historic Walton House in Miami, Florida.
“It’s so special to see how excited our friends and family have been about this wedding,” Gio said in a statement to People magazine. “It truly is a celebration of love –- our own, and what love means in their own lives. We are so moved and humbled to celebrate together.”
Kevin Ozebek, an international correspondent, served as best man for Gio and Megs, the sister of DiDario officiated the ceremony. Before the big day, the couple held a pre-wedding event in Key Largo, Florida.
Gio and DiDario got engaged in September 2015 when the ABC News correspondent dropped down to one knee in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Previously, DiDario dated Paul Johnson Calderon, a star on High Society, a 2010 reality show on the CW.
Like his husband, DiDario is no stranger to appearing on TV. He’s done spots on Rachael Ray, Entertainment Tonight, and The Today Show. He also appeared on the Season 2 episode of Broad City in 2015 as “Hot Lawyer” as well as playing Oskar in the TV movie My Christmas Prince alongside Alexis Knapp and Callum Alexander.
Gio Benitez Baby
Do Gio Benitez and his partner Tommy DiDario have a baby? No, the couple has often posted photos on social media with baby Jackson, Benitez’s nephew.
Gio Benitez ABC News
Who is Gio Benitez? Benitez is co-anchor of “Good Morning America” Saturday and Sunday, and a transportation correspondent for ABC News based in New York. He covers aviation, space, railroads, and the auto industry across all ABC News programs and platforms, including “20/20,” “Good Morning America,” “Nightline,” “World News Tonight with David Muir,” ABC News Live, and ABC News Radio.
Benitez is an award-winning reporter and has covered a wide range of stories for the network, including the Pulse nightclub shooting, El Chapo’s underground escape from a Mexican prison, and the Boston Marathon bombing. He has a long history of breaking exclusive investigative stories as part of the series, “GMA Investigates.” Some of these investigations have led to important safety recalls.
In his role as transportation correspondent since 2020, Benitez has covered aviation during the industry’s near-total collapse in the pandemic as well as space at the onset of America’s private space industry. He has also reported extensively on plane and helicopter crashes across the country, train derailments, and the dangerous effects of hot cars on children.
Before joining ABC News in 2013, he was a reporter for WFOR-TV in Miami, where he covered the 2012 presidential election and the Trayvon Martin case.
In January 2010, Benitez traveled to Haiti to cover relief efforts following the devastating earthquake. His return flight to Miami turned into a rescue mission as he traveled with injured Haitian evacuees to the island of Curaçao. In June 2009, he was the first reporter to ever shoot a TV story entirely with an iPhone.
Benitez is the recipient of three national Emmy® Awards and two regional Emmy Awards. In Miami, he was nominated for his investigative series on alleged police brutality, which resulted in two Miami officers being forced to turn in their guns and badges.
Before becoming a reporter, Benitez was an investigative producer at WFOR-TV and worked on stories on Medicare fraud, public safety, and government corruption. He started at the station as an Emma L. Bowen Foundation work-study scholar.
Gio Benitez Salary
He earns an average annual salary of $750,000 as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News as of 2023.
Gio Benitez Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of 2023.
