Mariz Umali

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Mariz Umali
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Born
Mariz Bade Umali

(1980-03-04) March 4, 1980 (age 44)
Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Alma mater University of the Philippines (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • news anchor
  • TV host
Years active2001–present
Agent(s) GMA News and Public Affairs
(2001–present)
Television Balitanghali Weekend
i-Witness
Born to Be Wild
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​

Marie Grace Michelle "Mariz" Bade Umali-Tima (born March 4, 1980), better known as Mariz Umali, is a Filipino television news anchor and journalist. She is known for being the main newscaster of the weekend edition of GMA News TV's Balitanghali (first aired in Q in 2010 and she is with former co-anchor Jun Veneracion until 2019). [1] She finished broadcast communications course at the University of the Philippines Diliman but she started as a pharmacy student. [2] [3] She started to work at GMA Network as a researcher and producer of news content for the 2001 Philippine general elections. [2] Besides Balitanghali, she also appeared as host or documentarian in other television shows such as i-Witness , [4] Out of Control [5] and Born to Be Wild . She also appears as one of the host of the Unang Hirit , GMA Network's morning show

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Early life

Umali wanted to be a doctor, thus, she enrolled in a course related to medicine, which is pharmacy but she later transferred to broadcast communications at the University of the Philippines Diliman, from where she graduated cum laude . [2] [6] In 2000, she ran as Chairman of UP Diliman University Student Council but she lost to Raymond Palatino [7] who is the future Representative of Kabataan at the House of Representatives of the Philippines. She also joined UP-CMC Broadcast Association, a non-profit organization of UPD College of Mass Communication. [8]

Career

As she was about to turn 21, Umali started as a producer and researcher at GMA Network, covering the 2001 general elections in the Philippines. [2] Later on, she became a news reporter and her first live news field report was at a PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration) press conference also in 2001. [9] According to Umali, she considers the exclusive interview of the suspects of the Nida Blanca murder case as her big break of her career. [2] She also had reported dangerous coverage such as Manila Peninsula siege and Typhoon Parma (Pepeng). [2]

Other than being a reporter, Umali is also a newscaster and host in various television programs of GMA Network and GMA News TV such as Balitanghali Weekend, News TV Live , Born to Be Wild [10] and Out of Control. She also delivered news in the now defunct hourly news update program GMA Flash Report. In the public affairs program Hired! (previously known as May Trabaho Ka) of the former QTV/Q (later GMA News TV, now GTV), Umali received an Anak TV Seal award. [2] [11] She also became one of the host of the travel and lifestyle show entitled Travel: More Fun In The Philippines and she along with other hosts Kara David, Susan Enriquez, Cesar Apolinario, Maey Bautista and Betong Sumaya were nominated as Best Lifestyle/Travel Show Hosts in the 26th PMPC Star Awards for Television in 2012. [12] In the morning news program Kape at Balita, Umali along with her co-hosts Susan Enriquez, Joel Reyes Zobel, Michael Fajatin and Valerie Tan were nominated as Best Morning Show Hosts in the 27th PMPC Star Awards for Television in 2013. [13] From time to time, she is invited to be a host or speaker in various events. [14] [15]

In 2016, during a press conference for the incoming President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, he catcalled Umali. [16] Due to this incident, Raffy Tima, Umali's husband, commented on social media that the catcalling done to his wife is "uncalled for and disrespectful to women". [17] Umali on her part did not expect an apology from Duterte. [18] In defense, a spokesperson of Duterte, Salvador Panelo said that Duterte did not intend to hurt the feelings of Umali. [19] Panelo added that the catcall was "a joke and a compliment". [20]

During the 17th Gawad Tanglaw Awards in May 2019, Umali won the Best Female Field Reporter award. [21] In July 2019, Umali became one of the news presenters and hosts of the morning show of GMA 7, Unang Hirit . [22] [23]

Personal life

Raised in a Roman Catholic family, Umali has said: "I am Catholic … and I am proud". [14] She was a member of her church's choir. [9] Umali has been married to fellow journalist Raffy Tima since 2012. [24] She had worked with Tima in 2001. Umali was named as "hottest newswomen" by Spot.ph, an entertainment website in 2012. [25]

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