Gio Benitez

Gio Benitez
Born
Giovani Benitez

(1985-10-29) October 29, 1985
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Alma materFlorida International University (BA)
Years active2009–present
AgentUnited Talent Agency
Known forTelevision reporter
Spouse
Tommy DiDario
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(m. 2016)​

Giovani Benitez (born October 29, 1985) is an American broadcast journalist and correspondent for ABC News, who appears on Good Morning America, World News Tonight, 20/20, and Nightline. He also hosted the Fusion collaboration version of Nightline. He has won three television news Emmy awards.[1] On April 9, 2020, he was promoted to Transportation Correspondent, operating from New York and DC.[2]

On September 8, 2020, he hosted a special season finale for the sixteenth season of the ABC program What Would You Do?.[3][4]

Early life

Benitez was born in Miami to a family who immigrated to the United States from Cuba.[5] He graduated from Miami Coral Park High School in 2004; and in 2008, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and sociology from Florida International University. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Good Morning America and GMA Weekend

Benitez hosted a GMA "United States of Breakfast" cooking competition in Boston between chefs Solomon Sidell and Robin Sidell. He reported live from Quincy Market during the summer of 2023.[6]

Personal life

Benitez is openly gay; he became engaged to his partner Tommy DiDario on September 17, 2015, in Paris.[7] They married in a Miami ceremony on April 16, 2016.[1][8] DiDario is a fitness trainer and Instagram influencer who has also appeared on television shows, including Rachael Ray.[9]

On November 8, 2025, Benitez was received into the Roman Catholic Church through a Confirmation Mass.[10] His husband, DiDario served as his sponsor and Father James Martin participated.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Shatto, Rachel (May 16, 2023). "35 Sexy Pics of GMA's Gio Benitez & Husband Tommy DiDario". Pride. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ "ABC News Announces Gio Benitez Promoted To Transportation Correspondent". ABC News Public Relations Blog. April 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "ABC Presents A Two-Hour WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Event With The Season Finale". BroadwayWorld. September 5, 2020. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Regina Avalos (September 8, 2020). "What Would You Do?: Season 16 Ends Tonight with Special Episode on ABC". TV Series Finale. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ Congote, Melody (19 July 2018). "Being an immigrant covering immigration has its advantages, journalists say". Latino Reporter.
  6. ↑ "GMA's Gio Benitez in Boston to crown 'best breakfast food'". 27 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Lawler, Kelly (September 18, 2015). "ABC News' Gio Benitez engaged to boyfriend". USA Today. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ Maslow, Nick (April 16, 2016). "ABC's Gio Benitez Marries Tommy DiDario in Romantic Miami Wedding: 'We Are So Moved and Humbled'". People. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Tommy DiDario's Personal Website". Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Welcome to the Catholic Church @giobenitez!". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  11. ↑ "Gio Benitez, Openly Gay ABC News Weekend Anchor, Joins Catholic Church and Reaffirms Faith with Husband by His Side". People.com. Archived from the original on 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
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