News

I have recently discovered that I enjoy watching the news. I know that sounds funny, as I am thirty six years old, but I think it has a lot to do with who is doing the news. I prefer our weekly person over the local weekend anchor, so I am more likely to watch during the week.

Laura Diaz is co-anchor of CBS 2 News at 5 and 11 PM in Los Angeles, California. This award winning news anchor is a first generation Mexican American, who made Los Angeles Television history in 1997 by becoming the first Hispanic Lead Anchor for a weekday newscast for an American speaking station. Ms. Diaz holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Anchor Laura Diaz has won eight Emmy Awards, including the Individual Achievement in Feature Reporting in 2006. That same year she also won the National Imagen Award for her interview with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigoso. In 2005 and 2006 she won the Golden Mike Award for best feature reporting. Laura Diaz has also been awarded L.A.'s Press Clubs highest honor, the Joseph M. Quinn Award for journalistic excellence and distinction.

CBS Anchor Laura Diaz is active in charity work, as well. She sits on the board of trustees of "The Joyful Child Foundation", which organizes neighborhood watches throughout the country, helping to keep child predators off the streets. You can learn more about Laura Diaz here,
and you can watch her weekdays at 5 and 11 on CBS 2 News Los Angeles.