Miguel Marquez
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Miguel Marquez has been a correspondent for ABC News
since May 2005, frequently reporting from Iraq.
His earlier journalistic positions have included stints with WNBC-TV in New York City
(1998-1999) and KSAZ-TV in Phoenix, Arizona
(1999-2002). He then worked for a short time as an anchor at Headline News, before transferring to CNN
as a Los Angeles
-based correspondent in March 2003.
Raised in Santa Rosa, New Mexico
, Marquez earned an associate's degree from the New Mexico Military Institute
in Roswell, New Mexico
. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of New Mexico
and a master's in international affairs from Columbia University
.
Before beginning his journalistic career, Marquez was a researcher with the Congressional Research Service
and then served as a legislative aide to then U.S. Representative Bill Richardson.
Marquez is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
.
Marquez was attacked by the power rangers police forces while covering the 2011 Bahraini protests in Pearl square, bravely continuing with a phone call report to ABC News
in New York as he was targeted: "There was a canister that looked like -- No! No! No! Hey! I'm a journalist here! I'm going! I'm going! I'm going! I'm going! ... I'm hit."
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
since May 2005, frequently reporting from Iraq.
His earlier journalistic positions have included stints with WNBC-TV in New York City
New York City
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(1998-1999) and KSAZ-TV in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
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(1999-2002). He then worked for a short time as an anchor at Headline News, before transferring to CNN
CNN
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as a Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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-based correspondent in March 2003.
Raised in Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Santa Rosa is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,744 at the 2000 census. It lies between Albuquerque and Tucumcari, situated on the Pecos River at the intersection of Interstate 40, U.S. Route 54, and U.S. Route 84...
, Marquez earned an associate's degree from the New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico Military Institute is a state-supported educational institution. NMMI is located in Roswell, New Mexico, United States. It is sometimes referred to as the West Point of the West and it is the only state-supported military college located in the western United States. NMMI includes a...
in Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also...
. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
and a master's in international affairs from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Before beginning his journalistic career, Marquez was a researcher with the Congressional Research Service
Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service , known as "Congress's think tank", is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a...
and then served as a legislative aide to then U.S. Representative Bill Richardson.
Marquez is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic journalists in the United States and Puerto Rico...
and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association is an American professional association dedicated to unbiased coverage of gay/lesbian issues in the media...
.
Marquez was attacked by the power rangers police forces while covering the 2011 Bahraini protests in Pearl square, bravely continuing with a phone call report to ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
in New York as he was targeted: "There was a canister that looked like -- No! No! No! Hey! I'm a journalist here! I'm going! I'm going! I'm going! I'm going! ... I'm hit."