A Martínez Biography
A Martínez, an Ecuadorian American journalist, now hosts Morning Edition on National Public Radio who joins Morning Edition in July 2021. He previously hosted Take Two at KPCC and ESPN Radio’s In the Zone on KSPN.
How old is A Martínez? – Age
He is 75 years old as of 27 September 2023. He was born in 1948 in Glendale, California, United States. His real name is George Martínez.
A Matínez Family – Education
Martínez, born to Ecuadorian immigrants, grew up in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. He is named after Jorge Luis Borges, his grandfather’s favorite novelist. His birth certificate lists his name as George, despite the fact that his mother calls him Jorge. He attended Daniel Murphy High School and Los Angeles City College before receiving a bachelor’s degree in journalism from California State University, Northridge in 1995.
A Martínez Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
A Career
Martínez started working in radio as a board operator for XTRA 690, transmitting the San Diego-Tijuana station’s signal from Fallbrook Center to the San Fernando Valley. His nickname, “A,” derives from when host Steve Mason would address him as “Hey, Martínez!”
Martínez, who previously worked as a movie theater manager, returned to radio at KXTA in Los Angeles. Martínez was the radio beat host for the Los Angeles Dodgers for eight years after the station acquired their broadcast rights in 1997. He then worked for ESPN Radio station KSPN in Los Angeles, where he hosted the Los Angeles Lakers’ pregame and postgame shows, as well as co-hosting the show In the Zone with Brian Long.
Martínez joined public radio station KPCC’s The Madeleine Brand Show, which was rebranded to Brand & Martínez on August 20, 2012, as part of the “One Nation Media Project,” an endeavor to promote ethnic diversity and attract Latino listeners.
Madeleine Brand left KPCC about a month after the show was relaunched. With new cohost Alex Cohen, the show was renamed Take Two. Martínez and Cohen co-hosted Take Two for four years before Cohen became the station’s local anchor for Morning Edition in 2017.Martínez hosted Take Two until 2021, when he left KPCC to co-host Morning Edition and the podcast Up First, succeeding David Greene.