Gio Benitez

Gio Benitez is an ABC News correspondent based in New York. He reports for all ABC News programs and platforms including "Good Morning America," "World News with Diane... Read More »

Gio Benitez is an ABC News correspondent based in New York. He reports for all ABC News programs and platforms including "Good Morning America," "World News with Diane Sawyer," "Nightline," and "20/20."

Gio is an award-winning reporter and has covered a wide range of stories for the network, including the Boston Marathon bombing, the Alabama child held hostage underground in an eight-day standoff, the American mother stuck in a Mexican jail, and nearly every major snow storm that swept the nation during the winter of 2013.

Before joining ABC News in 2013, Gio was a reporter for WFOR, the CBS owned-and-operated TV station in Miami, where he covered the 2012 Presidential election and reported extensively on the Trayvon Martin case.

In January 2010, Gio traveled to Haiti to cover relief efforts following the devastating earthquake. His return flight to Miami was turned into a rescue mission and Gio traveled with injured Haitian evacuees to the island of Curaçao. In June 2009, Gio was the first reporter to ever shoot a TV story entirely with an iPhone.

Gio is the recipient of two regional Emmy Awards and is an eight-time nominee. Most notably, Gio was nominated for his investigative series on alleged police brutality which resulted in two Miami officers being forced to turn in their guns and badges.

Before becoming a reporter, Gio was an investigative producer at WFOR and worked on stories involving Medicare fraud, public safety, and government corruption. He started at the station as an Emma L. Bowen Foundation work-study scholar.

Gio was born and raised in Miami and fluent in both English and Spanish. He is a graduate of Florida International University's School of International and Public Affairs with a degree in sociology and anthropology.