Maria Elena Salinas Bio | Wiki
María Elena Salinas is a popular Mexican-American broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author. Currently, Maria works as a Contributor and consultant to the Race and Culture Unit at ABC News since March 2022. She is also an Independent journalist, producer, and philanthropist at Principal, MES multi-media LLC. Before joining ABC News, Maria worked as a contributor at CBS News.
Maria has been serving for over three decades in the U.S. and in 18 Latin American countries. In addition, Maria has interviewed Latin American heads of state, rebel leaders, dictators, and each United States president since Jimmy Carter.
Maria Elena Salinas Age | Birthday
Maria was born on December 30, 1954, in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. She is 67 years old. Maria celebrates her birthday on December 30, every year.
Maria Elena Salinas Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Maria stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx 1.65 m).
Maria Elena Salinas Family | Nationality
She is a Mexican-American who was born and raised in Los Angeles by her caring and loving parents. Her father and mother immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the 1940s. Maria’s autobiography, Yo Soy la Hija de mi Padre (I Am my Father’s Daughter, 2006) covers her discovery that her dad had once been a Catholic priest.
Maria Elena Salinas Husband
Maria once happily married Emmy Award-winning journalist, Eliott Rodriguez. Later on, the two divorced in 2007. The previous pair shares two daughters from their marriage namely Julia Alexandra and Gabriela Maria.
Maria Elena Salinas Daughters
Maria is a proud mother to her two daughters namely Julia Alexandra and Gabriela Maria. She shared the memory of traveling to Japan with her lovely daughters in August 2018. In addition, in December 2017, Maria also uploaded a throwback photo of 2006’s winter on Instagram and stated that she made great memories.
Maria Elena Salinas ABC News
She works as a Contributor and consultant to the Race and Culture Unit at ABC News since March 2022. She is also an Independent journalist, producer, and philanthropist at Principal, MES multi-media LLC. Before joining ABC News, Maria worked as a contributor at CBS News.
Maria’s colleagues at ABC include:
Krista Fogelsong -anchor
Sonia Azad –health reporter
Eric Alvarez – reporter
Spencer Christian -weather forecaster
Ellen Leyva– anchor
Matt Leach -chief meteorologist
Maria Elena Salinas CBS
She got her start as a reporter, anchor, and public affairs host at KMEX-TV, the Univision affiliate in Los Angeles, in 1981. Later on, Maria became the anchor of the national Spanish-language news program Noticiero Univision in 1987.
Maria has interviewed figures including former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama; Manuel Noriega, the previous military dictator of Panama; Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega; and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation spokesman Subcomandante Marcos. In addition, Maria has also interviewed celebrities including Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, and Gloria Estefan.
Most importantly, Maria was among the first female journalists in wartime Baghdad. Maria herself has been interviewed by Katie Couric, Bill Moyers, and many others.
CBS News announced on July 22, 2019, that Maria would be joining the station as a contributor. Maria came to “CBS This Morning” to break down the diverse Latino communities across the U.S. that were long held as a single voting bloc, but economic, geographic as well as cultural differences show stark divides in how Latino Americans have cast their ballots in the 2020 United States presidential election.
The Real Story With Maria Elena Salinas
Maria started an English-language crime program The Real Story with María Elena Salinas in 2017, on Investigation Discovery. For a period of ten years from 2001-2011, Maria also wrote a weekly syndicated column in both English and Spanish.
Maria Elena Salinas Univision
Univision announced on Aug.3, 2017, that Maria would be leaving her post as co-anchor of Noticiero Univisión at the end of 2017. In her Facebook post, Maria said she planned to become an independent news producer and that she was not pushed out.
She also participated in the bilingual national Democratic presidential candidate debate on Hispanic issues in 2004, and also in 2007 co-hosted the first Democratic and Republican presidential candidate forums in Spanish on the Univision Network.
Maria Elena Salinas Quotes
-“Love is the key to diversity”
-“To enjoy a thing exclusively is commonly to exclude yourself from the true enjoyment of it”
-“Wherever her feet pass, white flowers part the grass”
-“Any man in love with Cesare is already half in love with his sister. Now, when [Pedro Calderon] shuts his eyes, he cannot see anything else.”
-“Hate and love be closer cousin than like and dislike”
-“Once you’re alive, you can’t ever be dead”
Maria Elena Salinas House
Maria recently sold Her Miami charming home for $2.65 million, representing a little over a 23 percent discount from the original asking price.
Listing for $3.45 million in February of 2017, the 4,057-square-foot estate was designed by Phineas Paist, the supervising architect for city founder George Merrick’s Coral Gables Corporation who crafted elements of Villa Vizcaya, Deering Estate, as well as Coral Gables City Hall.
The house is located blocks from the Granada Golf Course and has four bedrooms plus five bathrooms. The European-style home includes a formal fireplace, an oversized covered terrace, separate guest quarters, and a big living room with exposed beams. The home became purchased for $230,000 in 2001, as the records show.
Maria Elena Salinas Date Of Birth
Maria was born on December 30, 1954, in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. She is 67 years old. Maria celebrates her birthday on December 30 every year.
Maria Elena Salinas Telemundo
She also participated in Telemundo’s Mexican presidential elections coverage on July 1, 2018, and on December 1, after five months, Maria was part of Telemundo’s news team covering the Mexican presidential inauguration from Mexico City.
Maria Elena Salinas Salary
She earns a satisfying amount from her work as a Contributor and consultant to the Race and Culture Unit at ABC News since March 2022. Maria’s average salary is $ 73,219 per year.
Maria Elena Salinas Net Worth
Maria gets a satisfying amount from her work as a Contributor and consultant to the Race and Culture Unit at ABC News since March 2022. Therefore, Maria has accumulated a decent fortune over the years she has worked. Maria’s estimated net worth is $751,241.
How Old Is Maria Elena Salinas
Maria is a 67-year-old who was born on December 30, 1954, in Los Angeles, California, in the United States.
Is Maria Elena Salinas Married
Maria once happily married Emmy Award-winning journalist, Eliott Rodriguez. Later on, the two divorced in 2007. The previous pair shares two daughters from their marriage namely Julia Alexandra and Gabriela Maria.