Interesting Fact:
Gio has always wanted a career in front of the camera. When he was little, he wanted to be an actor and film director.
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Giovani Benitez
South Florida Correspondent
Giovani Benitez is 16 years old and a Sophomore at Miami Coral Park Senior High.
Giovani is The Voice's online correspondent and is based in Miami, Florida. He is passionate about both broadcast journalism and print journalism.
In 1999, Gio got his first opportunity to work with one of South Florida's most prestigious television stations, WTVJ-NBC 6, as a Junior Broadcaster. As a WTVJ Junior Broadcaster, Gio has reported on issues which involve South Florida teens including a live teen forum during the WTVJ News shortly after the September 11 attacks. He has also helped out with activities sponsored by the NBC Station. He will continue to be a Junior Broadcaster until he finishes high school.
For a year, Gio wrote a weekly feature called "The Monday Report" for iHigh.com, The High School Internet Network. His weekly feature helped raise iHigh.com's ratings by nearly 200,000 new visitors per week.
Today, Gio is a contributor for TVNewz.com, The First Webzine Exclusively for Television News Journalists.
In the future, he plans to be a broadcaster and serve America and his community as a trust-worthy journalist.
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