Diane Dimond Biography
Diane Dimond is a journalist, blogger, writer, and television pundit from the United States, best known for breaking the news of Michael Jackson’s child sexual abuse allegations and covering the subsequent criminal trial. She has worked as a correspondent for Hard Copy, Plus, NBC, Entertainment Tonight, Court TV, and Investigation Discovery.
Is Diane Dimond married?- Age
Dimond is 70 years old as of 2022. She was born on 15 November 1952 in Burbank, California, United States.
Diane Dimond Height
Diane stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m), tall.
Diane Dimond Family – Parents
Dimond was born and raised in Burbank, California, the only child of Ruby and Allen Hughes. The family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where her parents owned and operated the Hughes Meat Co.
Who is Dimond Married to?- Husband
Dimond was first married to Chuck Dimond, a news anchor with a daughter, Jenna. The two later divorced in 1974. Dimond married a television journalist, an anchor for CBS Radio News, and a voice-over Michael Schoen in January 1991.
Diane Dimond NBC
In 1998, Dimond joined NBC News, where she co-anchored UpFront Tonight, a weekly CNBC broadcast with Geraldo Rivera, and covered some of the most high-profile stories of the day, including former President Bill Clinton’s trial. She went on to cover the 2000 general election and later worked as a daytime correspondent for MSNBC.
Diane Dimond Career
Dimond began her career as a reporter at KOB Radio, where she covered legal and policy issues. She was awarded the Silver Gavel Award by the American Bar Association in 1976 for her work on the Albuquerque Sheriff’s Office’s abuse of funds. In 1976, she relocated to Washington, D.C., where she worked as an anchor for NPR’s All Things Considered. From 1980 until 1986, Dimond worked for RKO Radio Networks as a legislative and government reporter. Dimond obtained her first on-air television job in 1986 at New York City’s flagship CBS station, WCBS-TV.
For the previous four years, she has been nominated for a number of high-profile scandals, including a New Jersey chromium poisoning investigation and a Long Island child harassment case. Dimond began working as an investigative journalist for the television news show Hard Copy in 1990. During her seven-year tenure, she covered some of the world’s most infamous court cases. In addition to the OJ Simpson case, Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood Madame; Pamela Smart, who was accused of persuading her high school student/lover to kill her husband; Kenneth Bianchi, Hillside Strangler; James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassin; Jeffrey McDonald, Green Beret Killer; and Richard Allen Davis, Polly Klass’s assassin were interviewed.
In 1998, Dimond joined NBC News, where she co-anchored UpFront Tonight, a weekly CNBC broadcast with Geraldo Rivera, and covered some of the most high-profile stories of the day, including former President Bill Clinton’s trial. She went on to cover the 2000 general election and later worked as a daytime correspondent for MSNBC. Dimond began her freelance career after leaving MSNBC in the summer of 2001, working as an anchor for Court TV then, following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as an anchor for FOX News’ War on Terror coverage. Dimond has been on a variety of other shows and networks, including CNN, as a guest on-air reporter.
Diane Dimond Salary
Dimond earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Diane Dimond Net Worth
Dimond has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million.