Emmy award wining journalist and "Astrid in the ATL" host, Astrid Martinez discusses her families immigration from Colombia during the time of Pablo Escobar, learning to find her voice and her journey in life and love.
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BIO:
Astrid Martinez is a 3 time Emmy winning journalist at CBS46 in Atlanta.
She hosts her own segment "Astrid in ATL" which focuses on culture and the booming movie and music industry in the city.
Astrid moved to Atlanta after spending time as a reporter in Dallas Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina. Her work there tackled topics ranging from immigration, drug cartels, violence along the border and human trafficking.
This former Miss Colombia USA 2000, began her broadcast growing up in Medellin, Colombia. Astrid saw first-hand the civil and political unrest that plagued her country. It was this type of upheaval and the people's lives it affected that first ignited her passion for storytelling and a career in journalism.
After moving to the United States, Astrid and her family settled in New Jersey, where she graduated with top honors with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a concentration in Latin American Studies.
Last September Astrid was named one of the 50 Most Influential Latinos in Georgia by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and won a RICE Award for Outstanding in Media
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