Diana Perez Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Hofstra University in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism, interning at LI News Tonight at the New York Institute of Technology in 2005 and working as a desk assistant and editor for WCBS-2 in New York City
• While interning at LI News Tonight at the New York Institute of Technology, ran stories for a nightly, student-run newscast
• During her time as the main bureau reporter and fill-in anchor at NBC Connecticut, covered the trial of Steven Hayes, who was sentenced to death after a deadly home invasion, and the murder of Yale University grad student Annie Le
• After serving as the morning anchor and reporter for "News 12 The Bronx" for two years, in 2008 joined NBC Connecticut as a fill-in anchor until moving to WBZ in Boston in 2011 as an anchor and reporter
• In 2012, joined ABC News as a correspondent for NewsOne, serving as a fill-in co-host for ABC's "World News Now" and "America This Morning" before taking on the role of permanent co-host, alongside Rob Nelson, in February 2013
• As the morning anchor and reporter at News 12 The Bronx, covered stories that received national attention, including the death of Nixmary Brown, the seven-year-old tortured and killed by her parents
• As the weekend evening anchor at the CBS station WBZ-TV in Boston, covered stores that received national attention, including the tornadoes in Western Massachusetts, Hurricane Irene and the Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup win