(Updated 3/26/2011) Peter Martinez, 24, currently resides in New York City and works overnights at ABC's World News Now, America This Morning, MoneyScope & TechBytes.
He first began as a Digital Fellow at ABC News in 2008, then a Desk Assistant and within two years a producer.
Since 2004, Peter has demonstrated his skills in digital media production.
In his senior year at Los Alamitos High School, Martinez enrolled in a Multimedia Production ROP class where he learned non-linear video editing with Final Cut Pro.
He started producing a weekly newscast called Griffin News.From that point forward, Martinez knew that broadcast journalism is the career he’d like to pursue.
In 2004, he chose to study communications at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and graduated with honors in August 2008 -- one of CSUF's largest graduating classes.
Martinez has a B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism.
He was featured during the CSUF Commencement ceremony by the president:
Martinez was involved at CSUF since his freshman year. As a broadcast journalist, he worked at Titan Communications, the on-campus television station that reached thousands of homes in Orange County.
He was also a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars at CSUF.
In 2005, Martinez was a recipient of the Emma L. Bowen Foundation paid summer internship at KCET – the west coast flagship station of PBS.
For three years, he worked at KCET’s Emmy-award winning public affairs program, Life & Times.
Each summer Martinez learned how to create quality news packages with high production standards. The internship was sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
At one of Cal State Fullerton's Career and Internship Fairs, he was offered a first ever internship position with KABC’s website department.
During Martinez’s sophomore year in 2006, he helped ABC7 Eyewitness News staff post video clips and breaking news to www.abc7.com.
He also helped post multimedia content during the Oscars 2006 telecast.
September 2007 was the launch of Martinez’s very own company, rePeteProductions.
He combined his skills as a video journalist, writer, editor, and webmaster to create a video production service.
With high-end broadcast quality equipment, Martinez would go on-location to tape news and special event videos.
In late 2007, KCET and CSUF created an exclusive media partnership; a match made in heaven since Martinez has been heavily involved with both institutions.
One of the KCET/CSUF initiatives was to create a digital channel with programs targeted to the Orange County community.The result is an issues-driven television show called OC Insight – produced by one of Martinez’s broadcast professors and advisor, Dr. Brent Foster.
http://www.OCInsightTV.com
Four packages were made and inserted into the two episodes that were taped at the CSUF broadcast studio in March 2008. OC Insight premiered in early April on digital television and online at www.ocinsighttv.com.Episodes three and four were taped on May 9, 2008.
In early April 2008, Martinez and a group of three Cal State Fullerton Communications students won a national video news competition with the FOX News Channel – something they worked on during winter break in December 2007.The topic was about illegal aliens: should they stay or move them out?
The video includes interviews with the Minuteman Project co-founder, a coyote, and a documented housekeeper.On-location taping included shots of the border fence in San Diego (seen below).
FOX News also included an all expense paid trip to New York to appear on FOX & Friends as well as an interview for an entry-level position with the network (see below)
As the group's main videographer and editor, Martinez put into use some of the shooting and editing techniques he learned during his KCET / Life & Times internship.Brent Foster, the group’s advisor, provided valuable feedback during the post-production process.
In the summer of 2008, Martinez was chosen for a three-month paid fellowship with ABC NEWS in New York City.He received training in ABC’s state-of-the-art digital bullpen and rotated between three of ABC’s digital properties: abcnews.com, ABC NEWS NOW and the World News webcast.
Also, Martinez had the opportunity to research, write, learn control room and studio procedures, and added to his shooting and editing skills. Martinez participated in several news division wide learning seminars throughout the fellowship.
To see videos and the other assignments Martinez completed this summer, click here.
After the Fellowship, ABC hired Martinez as a Desk Assistant and is currently in a staff position.
He works on ABC's overnight World News Now broadcsat as a producer and production support specialist. Martinez also updates the facebook fan page (totaling almost 15,000 fans): http://WNNfans.com
He first began as a Digital Fellow at ABC News in 2008, then a Desk Assistant and within two years a producer.
As a student leader, he chaired the 
In 2005, Martinez was a recipient of the 
At one of Cal State Fullerton's Career and Internship Fairs, he was offered a first ever internship position with KABC’s website department.
In the summer of 2008, Martinez was chosen for a three-month paid fellowship with ABC NEWS in New York City.
Also, Martinez had the opportunity to research, write, learn control room and studio procedures, and added to his shooting and editing skills. Martinez participated in several news division wide learning seminars throughout the fellowship.