Mariz Umali

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Bade, the birth surname or paternal family name is Umali, and the marital name is Tima.

Mariz Umali
Born
Mariz Bade Umali

(1980-03-04) March 4, 1980 (age 44)
Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • news anchor
  • TV host
Years active2001–present
Agents
TelevisionBalitanghali Weekend
i-Witness
Born to Be Wild
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​

Marie Grace Michelle "Mariz" Bade Umali-Tima (Tagalog: [mɐˈɾis ʊˈmali ˈtimɐ]; born March 4, 1980) is a Filipino television news anchor and journalist. She is known for being the main newscaster of the weekend edition of GMA News TV's Balitanghali (first aired in Q in 2010 and she is with former co-anchor Jun Veneracion until 2019).[1] She finished broadcast communications course at the University of the Philippines Diliman but she started as a pharmacy student.[2][3] She started to work at GMA Network as a researcher and producer of news content for the 2001 Philippine general elections.[2] Besides Balitanghali, she also appeared as host or documentarian in other television shows such as i-Witness,[4] Out of Control[5] and Born to Be Wild. She also appears as one of the host of the Unang Hirit, GMA Network's morning show.

  1. ^ "Back-to-back news and public service". The Philippine Star. May 22, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Camposano, Jerni May (March 13, 2011). "Mariz Umali: Broadcast Muse". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 3, 2016. Barely 21 then, Mariz joined the network as researcher/news producer for the election coverage in 2001 when another life-changing opportunity came knocking at her door.
  3. ^ "UP College of Mass Comm holds homecoming Sept 20". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 8, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mariz Umali's documentary 'Nanay' airs this Saturday on 'I-Witness'". GMA News. January 10, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Eye-opening docu-reality show". The Manila Standard. November 20, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2016.