[1] Marcos Hummel was born in Catalão, state of Goiás, Brazil.
He started his career on Tele Journalism on June 22, 1975, in Brasília when he was 28 years old.
Before joining TV Record, Hummel worked for 21 years in Rede Globo's news reports "Jornal Hoje", "Jornal Nacional", "Jornal da Globo", "Fantástico", "Globo Esporte", "Bom Dia Rio" and "Bom Dia São Paulo" and has served also as the publisher and editor.
In 1998, he went to Rede Bandeirantes, where he presented the "Jornal da Band" until March 2004.
Besides presenting the news, he is also a narrator for certain segments on the Sunday night newsmagazine, Domingo Espetacular.