Laura Diaz joined KCBS-TV in September 2002 as co-anchor of the CBS 2 News at 5 and 11 p.m. with Harold Greene and in 2004 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 $ 2 million a year. Her contract expires in late summer 2007. KCBS-TV, CBS2 Los Angeles is the CBS owned and operated station in the Los Angeles area, and is the West Coast flagship station of the CBS network. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for September, 2002. ... ITV newscaster Mark Austin. ... Harold Greene is an award-winning journalist is best known working for KCAL 9 News and CBS 2 News in Los Angeles. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Magers is a television news anchor who works for KCBS in Los Angeles, California. ...

Laura Diaz is a native of Southern California and a first generation Mexican-American. She was born in Santa Paula, California where her parents worked as farm laborers. Her family moved to the Santa Clarita Valley when she was four years old. Diaz graduated from Hart High School before moving to San Luis Obispo, California to attend California Polytechnic State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Her first job in television was at KSBY in San Luis Obispo followed by one at KFSN in Fresno, California. Diaz 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 1992 Los Angeles Riots and the Northridge earthquake in 1994. For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta California. ... Mexican Americans are citizens of the United States of Mexican descent. ... Santa Paula is a city within Ventura County, California, United States. ... The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. ... William S. Hart High School, also known as Hart High School, is the oldest high school in the Santa Clarita Valley in California. ... San Luis Obispo, San Luis, or SLO (Spanish for ) is a city in California. ... This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... KSBY Logo KSBY is the NBC affiliate for the central coast of California. ... KFSN-TV is an ABC owned-and-operated television station in Fresno, California. ... Nickname: Location in the state of California County Fresno Government  - Mayor Alan Autry Area  - City 104. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Female Reporter A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ... KABC-TV (Channel 7, branded as ABC7) is the American Broadcasting Company owned television station in the Greater Los Angeles area market, and is the most-watched television station in Southern California. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. ... The 1992 Los Angeles riots, also known as the Rodney King uprising or the Rodney King riots, were sparked on April 29, 1992 when a predominately white jury acquitted four police officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King, after he fled from police. ... The occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:30:55 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California, falling on in 1994. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

In 1985, she began working as a weekend anchor and three years later, she began anchoring the 6 p.m. weekday evening newscast for the station. In 1997, she became part of Los 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 female Hispanic weekday news anchor at an english language television 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 coveted Imagen Award twice while she was co-host. Her work on Vista L.A. also won three prestigious Emmy Awards. Laura Diaz is one of the leading Hispanic television journalists in the nation and a seven-time Emmy Award winner. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... The Hispanic world. ... A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... The Imagen Foundation is dedicated to encouraging and recognizing the positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry[1]. In 1983, founder Helen Hernandez met with prolific television writer and producer Norman Lear. ... An Emmy Award. ...

External links

Link to article about Laura Diaz in Cal Poly Magazine