- Laura Diaz (TV anchor)
Laura Diaz is a Southern California newscaster. She joined
KCBS-TV inSeptember 2002 as co-anchor of the CBS 2 News at 5 and 11 p.m. withHarold Greene and in2004 Paul Magers joined her as co-anchor. In addition to anchoring these two nightly newscasts, Diaz plays an active role in a variety of special projects for CBS 2. She also co-hosts CBS 2’s Sunday evening public affairs program “Studio 2.” Occasionally this program is renamed “Studio 2- La Vida,” and it takes on a distinct Latin feel. She reportly earns more than $ 1.5 million a year.Laura Diaz is a native of
Southern California and a first generationMexican-American . She was born inSanta Paula, California where her parents worked as farm laborers. Her family moved to theSanta Clarita Valley when she was four years old. Diaz graduated from Hart High School before moving toSan Luis Obispo, California to attendCalifornia Polytechnic State University where she earned aBachelor of Arts degree in English. Her first job in television was at KSBY in San Luis Obispo followed by one atKFSN inFresno, California . Diaz returned to Southern California in1983 as areporter forKABC-TV at the station's bureau in Orange County. She covered several major stories as a reporter at KABC-TV including the1986 Los Angeles Central Library Fire, the1992 Los Angeles Riots and theNorthridge earthquake in1994 .In
1985 , she began working as a weekend anchor and three years later, she began anchoring KABC-TV'S 6 p.m. weekday evening newscast. In1997 , she became part ofLos Angeles television history when she was named lead anchor for the station’s centerpiece 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. This promotion made her the first femaleHispanic weekday news anchor at an English languagetelevision station in Los Angeles. Diaz was one of the original hosts of the groundbreaking "Vista L.A." on KABC-TV, one of the the first public affairs program in Southern California to serve the English speaking Latino audience in the region. That program won the covetedImagen Award twice while she was co-host. Her work on "Vista L.A." also won three prestigiousEmmy Award s. Laura Diaz is one of the leading Hispanic television journalists in the nation and a seven-time Emmy Award winner.External links
* [http://calpolynews.calpoly.edu/magazine/winter-05/Diaz.html Link to article about Laura Diaz in "Cal Poly Magazine"]
* [http://cbs2.com/bios/local_bio_239142502 cbs2.com Bio]
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