Laura Diaz Biography
Laura Diaz is an American newscaster, who currently serves as an anchor for KTTV Fox11 in Los Angeles. She started working for the Fox station in May 2012. She had served as solo anchor of the weekday editions of CBS2 News at 6 pm from April 2010 until she left the station.
She produced and hosted some “Eye on Our Community” specials for CBS2. Previously, Diaz was the lead anchor at CBS2 and ABC7 in Los Angeles. She was the first Mexican-American to hold a lead anchor position at a Southern California English-language television station.
Laura Diaz’s Age and Birthday
Laura is 65 years old as of 2023. She was born on 16 February 1958 in Santa Paula, California, United States. Laura celebrates her birthday on 16 February every year.
Laura Diaz Height and Weight
Diaz stands at a height of 5 feet and 8 inches tall. She has a slim body and looks elegant in her appearance. However, details regarding her body measurement are not known to the public. The information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Laura Diaz’s Family, Parents, and Siblings
Diaz was born in Santa Paula, a small community in Ventura County, California. Her family moved to the Santa Clarita Valley when she was four years old. She is also a Roman Catholic. However, details about her parent and siblings are not known to the public. We will update the information once it is available.
Laura Diaz Husband
Laura has managed to hide her personal life from the limelight and seems to be focusing more on her career. We will let you know when we discover helpful information about her love life.
Laura Diaz Education
Dias attended William S. Hart School in Santa Clarita where she graduated with a Diploma. She also joined California Polytechnic States University in San Luis Obispo, California, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Literature and Language.
Laura Diaz Career
Laura is currently serving as an anchor for KTTV Fox11 in Los Angeles. She began working for the Fox station in May 2012. She had served as solo anchor of the weekday editions of CBS2 News at 6 pm from April 2010 until she left the station. She produced and hosted some “Eye on Our Community” specials for CBS2. Previously, Diaz was the lead anchor at CBS2 and ABC7 in Los Angeles. She was the first Mexican-American to hold a lead anchor position at a Southern California English-language television station.
Her first stint in television was at KSBY in San Luis Obispo, followed by one at KFSN in Fresno. She returned to Southern California in 1983 as a reporter for KABC-TV at the station’s bureau in Orange County. She covered several major stories as a reporter at KABC-TV, including the 1986 Los Angeles Central Library Fire, the Northridge earthquake in 1994, and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.
she began working as a weekend anchor for KABC-TV in 1985, and three years later, she began anchoring KABC-TV’S 6 pm weekday evening newscast. In 1997, she was promoted to anchor for the station’s 5 pm and 11 pm newscasts. This promotion made her the first female Hispanic lead anchor at an English-language television station in Los Angeles.
Diaz joined KCBS-TV in September 2002 as co-anchor of the CBS 2 News at 5 and 11 pm with Harold Greene, and in 2004 Paul Magers joined her as co-anchor. Diaz was also one of the original hosts of the groundbreaking Vista L.A. on KABC-TV, one of the first public affairs programs in Southern California to serve the English-speaking Latino audience in the region. That program won the coveted Imagen Award twice while she was co-host. Her work on Vista L.A. also won three local Emmy Awards. In August 2011 Diaz won a third Imagen award when “Eye on Our Community” was selected as the Best Local Informational Program.
Laura Diaz’s Net worth and Salary
Laura has an average annual salary of $ 77,039.This is according to Fox 11 News anchor salaries. She also receives a net worth between $ 1 million- $ 5 million as of 2023.
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