Adriana Diaz (journalist)

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Adriana Diaz
Born
Adriana Sabrina Diaz

(1984-11-29) November 29, 1984 (age 40)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
OccupationTelevision reporter
Years active2003–present
Employer CBS News (2012–present)
Notable work CBS Weekend News Saturday (2020–2024)
 CBS Mornings Plus (2024–present)
Spouse
Bryan Smith
​
(m. 2020)​
Children1
Website facebook.com/adrianadiaznews

Adriana Sabrina Diaz (born November 29, 1984, New York City) is an American television journalist for CBS News.

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Early life and education

Born to Dominican immigrants, Diaz won the title of Miss New York Teen USA 2003 at the age of 17 . She competed at Miss Teen USA 2003, held in Palm Springs, California. That pageant was won by Tami Farrell. Diaz won the Miss New York USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. [1]

She competed for the title of Miss USA in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. The pageant was won by Miss Kentucky, Tara Conner. Diaz attended Stuyvesant High School in NYC. She has a BA degree from Princeton University, majoring in public and international affairs, and a master's degree in Public Affairs and Public Administration from Columbia University. [2] Before getting her masters, she worked at Goldman Sachs. [3]

Career

Diaz worked for Channel One News, a youth-oriented news program. She also was a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs. [2]

From 2016 to 2017, Diaz, who speaks Mandarin, was the Beijing-based Asia correspondent for CBS News. She returned to the United States and became a CBS News national correspondent based in Chicago, occasionally filling in on WBBM-TV on a freelance basis, [2] and has worked as a digital journalist for CBSN. She also served as the anchor of the Saturday edition of CBS Weekend News until 2024. [3] [4]

Since September 30, 2024, Diaz serves as co-anchor of CBS Mornings Plus, a third hour of that show which mainly streams and airs on some CBS stations. [5]

Personal life

In 2020, she married cardiologist Bryan Smith at St. Mary of the Angels Church in Chicago. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Diaz '06 crowned Miss New York". The Daily Princetonian. December 3, 2005.
  2. 1 2 3 "Adriana Diaz". CBS News . CBS Broadcasting. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Adriana Diaz: "Paris crawls under your skin takes up residence in your heart and never leaves"". Sciences Po American Foundation. March 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  5. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (2024-09-04). "'CBS Mornings Plus' Set for September 30 Debut". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  6. ↑ Macon, Alexandra (June 25, 2020). "The Newlyweds Danced Under Stars and Chandeliers During This Wedding Reception at Chicago's Botanic Garden". Vogue .
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss New York USA
2006		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Marley Delduchetto
 Miss New York Teen USA
2003		Succeeded by
Catherine Muldoon


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