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.
Dos personas que fueron encontradas muertas a principios de esta semana dentro de una unidad de apartamentos en Hialeah han sido identificadas como dos barberos que eran amigos.
Corte de apelaciones rechazó el jueves intento de Miami de mover elecciones de noviembre a 2026 sin consultar votantes, tras demanda del candidato Emilio González.
An appeals court panel sided with a candidate for Miami mayor on Thursday, rejecting the city’s appeal of a ruling that overturned a 3-2 June city commission vote to move November’s commission and mayoral elections to coincide with the 2026 general election.
Los auditores del Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental de Florida están en el condado de Broward el jueves, revisando cómo el condado gasta su dinero.
Emilio González logra que se levante suspensión que bloqueaba su candidatura; corte había declarado ilegal el aplazamiento de elecciones municipales.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
El estado de Florida está tratando de sacar las demandas federales relacionadas con su centro de detención en los Everglades del Distrito Sur de Florida en una medida que un analista legal llama "forum shopping".
An agreement struck between Miami mayoral candidate Emilio Gonzalez and the city on Wednesday will ― at least temporarily ― lift a stay keeping his and other candidates’ names off the November ballot.
The state of Florida is trying to move federal lawsuits pertaining to its detention facility in the Everglades out of the Southern District of Florida in a move one legal analyst calls “forum shopping.”
A three-judge panel heard arguments from attorneys representing the city of Miami as officials appeal a lawsuit overturning a 3-2 city commission vote to move November’s commission and mayoral elections to coincide with the 2026 general election.
Los rescatistas sacaron a seis personas de la Bahía de Biscayne, incluidos cinco niños, después de que un velero se hundiera frente a Hibiscus Island en Miami Beach el lunes por la mañana. Dos de ellos murieron, según la Guardia Costera de EE. UU.
Rescuers pulled six people from Biscayne Bay, including five children, after a sailboat sank off Hibiscus Island in Miami Beach on Monday morning. Two of them died, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Los contribuyentes de Miami han pagado más de 5 millones de dólares en la defensa legal del comisionado Joe Carollo por una demanda federal que perdió y sigue apelando. El comisionado Miguel Gabela busca que Carollo reembolse esos fondos, mientras Carollo defiende el gasto alegando que ha generado mayores beneficios para la ciudad.