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Mariz Umali
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| Born |
Marie Grace Michelle Bade Umali
March 4, 1979 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines |
| Occupation | Journalist, news anchor, TV host |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Agent | GMA News and Public Affairs (2001–present) |
| Television | Balitanghali Weekend I-Witness Born to Be Wild |
| Spouse(s) |
Raffy Tima (m. 2012)
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Marie Grace Michelle Bade Umali–Tima (born March 4, 1979), widely known as Mariz Umali, is a Filipina 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). She finished broadcast communications course at the University of the Philippines Diliman but she started as a pharmacy student. She started to work at GMA Network as a researcher and producer of news content for the 2001 Philippine general elections. Besides Balintanghali, she also appeared as host or documentarian in other television shows such as I-Witness, Out of Control and Born to Be Wild. She also appears as one of the host of the Unang Hirit, GMA Network's morning show
