Diane Pathieu

Last updated
Diane Pathieu
Born
Diane Pathieu

Alma mater Columbia College Chicago
Occupation(s)Journalist
Newscaster
Years active2000–present
Television KFXB-TV
KCRG-TV
WTMJ-TV
WLS-TV

Diane Pathieu is an American television anchor who works for WLS-TV in Chicago. [1] [2]

Biography

Pathieu born and raised to an Assyrian family in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. [1] [2] [3] Her mother is an immigrant from Syria and her father is an immigrant from Lebanon. [1] In 2001, she graduated with a B.A. from Columbia College. While in school, she worked at Metro/Shadow Traffic and WMAQ-TV. [1] [2] After graduation, she moved to Iowa to become an anchor and producer at KFXB-TV in Dubuque, Iowa. She then got a job as a general assignment reporter and weekend anchor at KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids, Iowa and . [1] [2] In 2005, she accepted a position at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee as a reporter on the morning newscast and as anchor for the noon newscast. [1] In December 2011, she moved to WLS-TV where she serves as general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor. [1] [2]

Pathieu is married. [2] [4] She also speaks Assyrian. [1]

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