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Christina Boomer Vazquez is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning field journalist with more than two decades of experience in the broadcast journalism industry. Christina is Cuban-American and a Miami-native. After earning a political science degree at Boston College, Christina began to pursue her passion for journalism. Her career has taken her to London, Boston, Rhode Island, California, Texas and Arizona. Along the way she picked up several awards to include a regional Edward R. Murrow, several regional Emmys and the USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism. Arizona named her one of its top 40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40. She has covered some of the biggest stories of our time to include The Station Nightclub Fire, Hurricane Katrina, and the George Zimmerman Trial. Christina was also the creator of the Emmy Award-winning investigative consumer protection segment “Call Christina.” She earned a regional Edward R. Murrow award for her coverage from Honduras exploring the political, economic and security reasons underpinning a surge in unaccompanied migrant children at the US-Mexico border. While working at the ABC affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona, Christina was awarded a USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism, a national award. Judges commended Christina for her “creative use of ‘participatory journalism’ connecting viewers to candidates through Twitter and other social media." She was also the recipient of several Associated Press awards for her work "Behind the Border," a series covering immigration policy and border issues from Juarez, Mexico, El Paso, Texas, and Columbus, New Mexico. Christina has also worked in international media development training journalists in emerging democracies. In 2011 Christina decided to return to Miami, Florida to raise her daughter with family. While covering the pandemic from the frontlines for WPLG, Christina also earned a Master of Science in Communications with a journalism innovation specialization from Syracuse University, graduating with the highest GPA of her class and earning a Graduate School Master’s Prize. Christina’s digital journalism has also been recognized, winning Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Florida Chapter digital award categories to include "New Media Engagement." In 2021, Christina was honored for her public service reporting as an Esserman-Knight Journalism Award finalist. The award highlights “local journalists whose work has demonstrated the power to change laws and lives.” Christina is an advisory board member of World Affairs Council of Miami and a member of Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), and Global Ties Miami. Christina is also a proud Girl Scouts mom and serves on the board of the Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida.
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Sheriff’s budget among sticking points as Miami-Dade Commission approves final budget
A Miami-Dade County commission budget meeting that ran from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning displayed a conflict that may end up in the hands of state officials.
Se les pide a los votantes de Florida que se pronuncien sobre la contienda por la Fiscalía General este noviembre.
Florida’s Attorney General race plays out in the shadow of the Hope Florida scandal
Florida voters are being asked to weigh in on the attorney general’s race this November.
Federal Reserve interest rate raise could impact South Florida housing market
For the first time in three years, the Federal Reserve, in an effort to curb persistent inflation, raised interest rates by a quarter percent.
A medida que los precios del diésel se disparan dentro de Estados Unidos, los analistas dicen que los consumidores deben esperar que los precios en el supermercado continúen aumentando.
Aumento de costos de energía tiene gran impacto en propietarios de pequeños negocios
Para propietarios de pequeños negocios como Xavier Miranda, de Top Florida Roofing en Cutler Bay, Florida, el aumento de los costos de energía tiene un impacto en múltiples frentes.
Attention shoppers: Rising diesel costs will hit your grocery bill, experts warn
As diesel prices soar inside the United States, analysts say consumers should expect prices at the grocery store to continue to climb.
Rising energy costs have major impact on small business owners
For small business owners like Xavier Miranda of Top Florida Roofing out of Cutler Bay, Florida, rising energy costs have a multi-pronged impact.
Rabbi who witnessed Sept. 11 reflects on loss and resilience 25 years later
South Florida communities marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Friday with solemn ceremonies honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed and remembering the first responders who ran toward danger as others fled.
Miami-Dade recuerda a víctimas del 11 de septiembre, socorristas y un sacrificio que continúa
Veinticinco años después de los ataques del 11 de septiembre, funcionarios de Miami-Dade se reunieron el viernes en Tropical Park para honrar las vidas perdidas ese día y recordar a los socorristas que han muerto o sufrido consecuencias de salud duraderas por su trabajo en el World Trade Center.
Miami-Dade remembers Sept. 11 victims, first responders and a sacrifice that continues
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Miami-Dade officials gathered Friday at Tropical Park to honor the lives lost that day and remember first responders who have died or suffered lasting health consequences from their work at the World Trade Center.
Miami no abandonará el histórico Ayuntamiento en Coconut Grove: “Este es el lugar de la gente”
Gran parte del gobierno de la ciudad de Miami se trasladará a un reluciente nuevo complejo administrativo cerca de Miami Freedom Park, en el vecindario de Grapeland Heights. Pero los comisionados decidieron que una función fundamental permanecerá en el histórico Ayuntamiento de Coconut Grove.
Miami won’t abandon historic City Hall in Coconut Grove: ‘This is the people’s place’
Much of Miami’s city government will be moving to a gleaming new administrative complex near Miami Freedom Park in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood. But commissioners decided that one core function will stay at the historic City Hall in Coconut Grove.
Miami Gardens doorbell video offers new look at events leading to record drug seizure
Doorbell camera video from a Miami Gardens home is offering a new view of the initial events that led to what prosecutors have described as a record-setting drug seizure.
New flight data may offer clues in fatal Miami airport cargo plane crash
Federal investigators are examining a cargo plane’s approach to Miami International Airport after they say the aircraft overran a runway Sunday, killing five people in a van it struck.