Tony Martinez is an American television and radio broadcaster known for his time on Portland radio station
KKRZ as "Officer Tony", and as the traffic reporter for the
KPTV Fox 12 morning news program ''Good Day Oregon''. He is one of that show's original members.
Early career
Martinez graduated from college with a master's degree in
social work
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. In 1984, he began his broadcasting career at Portland FM radio station
KKRZ, also known as 'Z100'. He soon amassed a large following as "Officer Tony", one of the hosts of Z100's "Morning Zoo".
''Good Day Oregon''
In 1996, Martinez joined
KPTV channel 12 as a traffic reporter for the debuting early morning news program, ''Good Day Oregon''. Martinez is the only original member appearing regularly on the show.
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Life
Martinez is an adjunct professor
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the job security of the tenure vary in different parts of the world, however the genera ...
and teaches Latino popular culture at Portland State University.[
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Awards
Martinez is a five-time recipient of the "Best Traffic Reporter" Award from The Associated Press.[
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References
American broadcasters
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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