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Laura Diaz (TV anchor) Laura Diaz is a Southern California newscaster upon KTTV Fox 11 in Los Angeles. In September 2011, Diaz established which she might possibly be exiting KCBS-TV soon after 9 years to pursue manufacturing projects less than her own banner. A Southern California native and also first-generation Mexican-American, Diaz had served because solo anchor of the weekday editions of CBS2 News at 6 p.m. because April 2010, up until she left the station. In addition, she released and also hosted a series of Eye upon Our very own Community specials for CBS2. Past to which, Ms. Diaz was the lead anchor at CBS2 and additionally ABC7 in Los Angeles. She was the initial person of her heritage to hold that prestigious position at a Southern California English-language tvs station. Early life and also career Diaz is a native of Southern California, along with a very first age bracket Mexican American. She ended up being born in Santa Paula, California a little community in Ventura County California. Her family relocated to the Santa Clarita Valley when she was 4 many years old. Diaz graduated from Hart High School prior to moving to San Luis Obispo, California to attend California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly SLO where she attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Her very first job in tvs ended up being at KSBY in San Luis Obispo followed by one at KFSN in Fresno, California. Laura Diaz anchor came back to Southern California in 1983 as a reporter for KABC-TV during the station's bureau in Orange County. She covered many major stories because a reporter at KABC-TV including the 1986 Los Angeles Central Library Fire, the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and then the Northridge earthquake in 1994. In 1985, she started performing because a weekend anchor and also three years later, she started anchoring KABC-TV'S 6 p.m. weekday evening newscast. In 1997, she turned into piece of Los Angeles tvs history when she had been known as lead anchor for the stations centerpiece 5 p.m. and additionally 11 p.m. newscasts. This promotion earned her the 1st female Hispanic weekday news anchor at some sort of English language television station in Los Angeles. Diaz joined up with KCBS-TV in September 2002 since co-anchor associated with the CBS 2 News at 5 as well as 11 p.m.[1] alongside Harold Greene as well as in 2004 Paul Magers joined her since co-anchor. Diaz was also one of the original hosts of the groundbreaking Vista L.A. on KABC-TV, among the 1st public affairs system in Southern California to serve the English speaking Latino potential clients within the area. That system won the coveted Imagen Honor two times whilst she ended up being co-host. Her work on Vista L.A. also claimed 3 prestigious Emmy Honors. In August 2011 Laura Diaz won a third Imagen prize when Eye upon Our Community had been chosen because Best Local Informational System. Laura Diaz (anchor, journalist, and also producer) is regarded as the leading Hispanic television personalities within the nation along with a fourteen-time Emmy Prize winner. In addition, Diaz has claimed numerous other honors from business, community as well as civic companies, such as many which have known her as a pioneer along with a role model for young ladies. Laura Diaz joined the FOX L.A. weekend information broadcasts alongside FOX information anchor Susan Hirasuna starting Might 2012