User:Sdisston/Marlei Martinez

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Marlei-Krizelle Bondoc Martinez (Born: Sept 15 1989) is an award winning multimedia journalist currently studying Broadcast Journalism at the S. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Early Life
Marlei was born at Clark Air Base, a now retired US Air Base in the Philippines to Mark Martinez and Leilani. She is the oldest of three kids, Mark and Michael. Her father retired a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and continues to work as a citizen employee. Her mother, Leilani currently manages hotels in the greater Atlanta area.

During Martinez's school years she traveled around the world following her father wherever he was stationed.

New Media
Martinez has become a strong proponent of New media with an emphasis on Social media utilizing sites like Facebook and Twitter as well as managing her own website.

TV
She is currently employed by ABC News London bureau. Currently works for CONNECT TV, a WYPX-TV affiliate. Marlei interned for WMAZ-TV in Atlanta, Georgia.

Honors
Martinez received an award of excellence from the Journalism Education Association in 2006. Martinez also maintains a spot on the Dean's List at Syracuse University.

Published Work

 * Air New Zealand to Offer Beds In Economy Class
 * Century Old Whisky Recovered from the Ice of Antarctica
 * Tea Crawl: Central London
 * No Plans to Teach London Cabbies Manners
 * Could This Be the World's Strangest Museum?