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Gio Benitez
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| Born | Giovani Benitez (1985-10-29) October 29, 1985 (age 38) |
| Alma mater | Florida International University (BA) |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | United Talent Agency |
| Known for | Television reporter |
| Spouse |
Tommy DiDario (m. 2016) |
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]
On September 8, 2020, he hosted a special season finale for the sixteenth season of the ABC program What Would You Do?.[3][4]
Benitez 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]
Benitez 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]
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