Christie Diez Biography
Christie Diez is a reporter for Morning Rush, an anchor for 11Alive Weekend Mornings, and the author of the weekly feature Behind the Headline. She is a multi-talented journalist who conducts her own research, writing, filming, and editing.
How old is Christie Diez?- Age
Christie is 32 years old as of October 2021, she was born Christie Ethridge Diez in October 1989 in Atlanta Georgia in the United States.
Christie Diez Education
She earned a degree in digital and broadcast journalism from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2012.
How tall is Christie Diez?- Height
The famous news reporter Christie stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches ( 1.7m )
Christie Diez Family- Parents
She was born in the United States, in the city of Atlanta. Mrs. Ethridge’s daughter and David Ethridge’s daughter In 2013, when he was in his mid-50s, his father was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and he died in December 2020.
Christie Diez Dad
David Ethridge, Christine’s father was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2013, while he was in his mid-50s, and passed away in December 2020.
Christie Diez Husband -Married
She is happily married to Jorge Diez, a former TV journalist. In August, they met for the first time at WRDW-TV, their first television station. The couple dated for six years before tying the knot in December of this year.
Where is Christie Diez now?- 11 Alive – Career
Diez is an Emmy-nominated journalist who presently anchors 11Alive Weekend Mornings and hosts the weekly series Behind the Headline for WXIA-TV in Atlanta. She was a key part of the two-hour coverage of Hurricane Michael as it entered the Gulf of Mexico, which received an EMMY for Best Morning Newscast in 2018. For those two hours (5-7 a.m.), Christie was the only live reporter at Panama City Beach, reporting minute-by-minute updates on live evacuation orders, sirens, and rising seas for the Gulf’s only Category 5 hurricane. She was live-streaming from her home when the weather got too unsafe to broadcast. Even as the roof of the hotel where she was staying began to collapse.
Christie was nominated to the 11Alive Team in July of 2017. Over the last few years, she’s created a name for herself as a multi-talented journalist who finds, writes, pictures, and edits all of her own pieces. As a contributing member of the Morning Rush crew, she reports live in-studio or out in the field Monday through Wednesday. She goes to the gym on Thursdays.
She began her career as a multi-skilled journalist and was quickly promoted to First at Five Anchor. She worked as a field analyst in Richmond County. She leaves a story for her weekly series, Behind the Headline, in which she dives deeper into a major story that has been reported by the station. On weekends, Christie continues to host 11Alive Weekend Mornings, which focuses on providing critical, up-to-date information. When another member of the Morning Rush team is unavailable, Christie will fill in at the anchor desk. Christie likes it when she doesn’t have time to rest. She honed her skills as an anchor and reporter at the CBS/NBC station WRDW/WAGT in Augusta for five years.
During the Masters, she fielded anchors from Augusta National, filmed Arnold Palmer’s farewell journey to First Tee, and interviewed Gary Player. In Augusta, she also discovered the importance of weather reporting. While the city was paralyzed by an ice storm, she spent three nights on the floor of the Emergency Operations Center, reporting on updates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. She met with Bobby Christine, a former National Guard commander who is now the US Attorney, and Gov. Nathan Deal as they assessed the damage. Her award-winning study into a fatal fire at a retirement community influenced local construction regulations.
Christie Diez Salary
Diez earns an estimated salary ranging between $40,000 – and $ 110,500 per year.
Christie Diez’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – and $5 Million.