Joel Lopez Biography
Since the Federal government legalized same-sex marriage, more and more people who identify as members of the LGBTQ community are coming out. The media industry has since experienced an increase in the number of members of the LGBTQ among their employees. Joel Lopez is one we found.
We did some research on the internet to find out more about him. He works as a multimedia journalist for News Channel 25 on KXXV. He has previously served as a reporter and anchor at News Channel 5 and at Lake Front TV as a producer and Editor. Here are other things we found about him.
Joel Lopez Age and Relationship
Joel was born in Peru on 24th December 1990. He later moved to Flordia, United States at the age of 5 with his family. He is close to his parents and sister Brenda, who is a spiritual teacher. Moving on to relationships, Lopez is unmarried as of 2022. His career as a journalist is his top priority. Joel is one of the few journalists who are proud of their identity as gay people. He openly celebrates pride month and defends gay people and the lgbtq agenda.
Joel Lopez Education
Lopex grew up in Lake Worth and went to Santaluces High School where he graduated. He later joined the University of Florida where he did a degree in Telecommunications. Joel was an active student as he participated in Dance Marathon as the Technology Captain whose responsibility was producing promotional videos and creating content.
He also interned at WUFT-FM as an announcer who read news on air and scheduled for the broadcast. Joel also served as part of the News Crew for WGI Sport and later as a teleprompter operator at WUFT News.
Joel Lopez Career
He got his breakthrough job at the end of 2014. Lopez started as a camera operator for News Channel 5 at WPTV. His role was working with the floor operator and setting up monitors according to the rundown. He was also tasked with operating the teleprompter.
After 2 years, Joel was promoted to a weekend multimedia journalist whose responsibility was doing interviews, writing and editing stories, and creating engaging content in social media. He also did production jobs by helping in gathering stories.
He got the job at KXXV in 2019 first as an MMJ and later as an anchor and producer. The former job involved conducting interviews with community members to establish the presence of the station in the community and creating content on social media and engaging with viewers. In the latter role, Lopez gathered local and national news to create engaging and accurate news. He also worked on the weekends as an anchor.
Joel has done stories on the fight against sexual abuse in Palm Beach County, The reaction of British people in Palm Beach after the death of Queen Elizabeth, Crime in Palm Beach, and the war in Ukraine.
Joel has covered major stories like Lionel Messi’s move to Major League Soccer in the United States and a move from Ligue 1 in France. After the release of Instagram Threads, Lopez was among the few journalists who revealed security concerns with the app.
In June 2023, Lopez covered a protest from Drag queens after the Supreme Court ruled that individuals have the liberty to refuse to work with gays and lesbians
Joel Lopez Height and Salary
Outside work, Lopez participates in community work by advocating for the rights of members of the LGBTQ community. He also loves to volunteer for charity work. Joel loves working out and trying out new foods. His Instagram is a place to catch up with him. He also decent lifestyle from the annual salary of approximately $70,000 he gets from his job. His fans are also curious about his physical feature. Lopez stands at a height of 5 feet and 6 inches. He joins the likes of Don Shipman, Bryce Newberry, and Jorge Ramos Pantoja as gay journalists.
