Joe Torres Biography – Wiki

Joe Torres is a Puerto Rican-born American journalist and author. He works as a news anchor and reporter for New York’s WABC-TV.

Joe Torres Age

Torres is 58 years old as of 2021. He was born on 2 June 1963 in the United States.

Joe Torres Height

Joe stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.7m).

Joe Torres Family

Torres has not shared any information regarding his loving parents as of now, 2022. Nonetheless, we will update the site as soon as we get more intel from our trusted sources of information as soon as possible.

Joe Torres Husband

Joe is married to Fran Torres. The couple has been married for over 25. Joe, his wife Fran, and their two sons continue to live in the town where he grew up.

Joe Torres Education

He was a student at P.S. 198 until the sixth grade when his family relocated to Northern Westchester County. He attended John Jay High School in Cross River. Joe continued his education after high school at SUNY Brockport, where he earned a B.S. in Communications.

Joe Torres Career

Joe joined the Eyewitness News team in 1996 as a general assignment reporter. Over the last two decades, he has established himself as one of the country’s top street reporters in the nation’s largest television market. His versatility is his greatest asset. Whether it’s crime, politics, religion, education, transportation, or business, Joe has covered it all with the engaging and energetic style that his fellow New Yorkers have come to know and love.

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Joe’s extensive coverage of Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis are perhaps the most memorable for viewers. Joe followed the globe-trotting Pontiff on his trips to Cuba, Mexico, and the Holy Land before his death, providing New Yorkers with local perspectives on global events. Joe was at the Vatican for the Pope’s Silver Jubilee and his death, when millions flocked to Rome to bid the spiritual leader farewell. Joe was in St. Peter’s Square in April 2005 when the white smoke from the Sistine Chapel announced Pope Benedict XVI’s election. Joe covered Pope Benedict’s visit to New York in-depth three years later. Joe returned to the Vatican and St. Peter’s Square in March 2013 for Pope Francis’ historic election as the church’s first pontiff from Latin America.

Joe comes in from the street twice a week and heads to the anchor desk. Joe co-anchors the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. editions of Eyewitness News This Weekend on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Joe is also the host of ‘Tiempo,’ a 30-minute public affairs program aimed at the New York metropolitan area’s ever-growing Latino population. ‘Tiempo’ airs every Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Joe’s unique storytelling ability earned him a Peabody Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the world-changing events of September 11th. Joe was also nominated for an Emmy for his coverage of the Greenpoint Gas Tank Explosions in 2001.

Joe began his television career as an NBC Page in New York in 1987. His first reporting job was at Savannah, Georgia’s WSAV-TV, where he worked as a general assignment reporter and beat reporter covering county government. Joe then went to work as a Consumer Reporter, general assignment reporter, and Weekend Anchor for ABC affiliate WNEP-TV in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Joe got a job as the Jersey Shore correspondent for Disney/ABC-owned WPVI-TV in Philadelphia in 1992.

Joe Torres Salary

Torres has been very secretive with his annual pay scale as of now, 2021. However, there is no doubt that he has been accustomed to good pay in terms of salary as he has been able to work with profound films. Nonetheless, we will update the site as soon as we get more information on the same from our trusted sources.

Joe Torres Net Worth

Torres has also not declared her net worth to the public as of now. Nonetheless, there is no doubt that he has been able to accumulate a good figure in terms of his net worth throughout his career in the film industry. However, we will update the site as soon as we get more information on the same.

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