Giovani "Gio" Benitez (born October 29, 1985) is an American broadcast journalist and correspondent for

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, who appears on '' Good Morning America'', '' World News Tonight'', ''

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'', and '' Nightline''. He also hosts the

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collaboration version of ''Nightline''. He has won three television news Emmy awards. On April 9, 2020, he was promoted to Transportation Correspondent, operating from New York and DC. On September 8, 2020, he hosted a special season finale for the sixteenth season of the ABC program '' What Would You Do?''.

Early life

Benitez was born in

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to a family who immigrated to the United States from

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. He graduated from

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degree in anthropology and sociology from

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florid ...

. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Personal life

Benitez and Tommy DiDario became engaged on September 17, 2015, in Paris. They married in a

ceremony on April 16, 2016. DiDario is a fitness trainer and Instagram influencer who has also appeared on television shows, including ''

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''.

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1985 births Living people 21st-century American journalists ABC News personalities American gay writers American people of Cuban descent American television news anchors American television reporters and correspondents Florida International University alumni Gay men Hispanic and Latino American journalists LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people LGBT journalists from the United States LGBT people from Florida People from Miami What Would You Do? (2008 TV program) {{US-tv-journalist-stub