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Laura Diaz – Diversity of Arts
Laura Diaz – Creating Diversity for the Arts
The advancement of diversity in America is
always a concern. However, it’s a mission for Los
Angeles news anchor Laura Diaz of Fox 11. And
since her early days as an up and coming Latin
born news reporter evolving to her current role as
a recognized leader in television, Laura Diaz has
showcased her passion and resolve for ensuring
that diversity should always be at the forefront of
several industries, especially the arts.
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Laura Diaz Role in Shaping Diversity in
Performing Arts Community
• Los Angeles is well known for being an entertainment
capital. With Hollywood being located in the Los Angeles
metro area, some of the biggest and most influential
people in entertainment make their living in the City of
Angels. But for Laura Diaz, diversity is something that
needs to develop at lower levels in order to create
effective change. And her active role as a leader in the
Pasadena Playhouse and their diversity counsel has
given her a unique platform to enact positive change
from the ground up in one of the biggest entertainment
capitals of the world.
The Pasadena Playhouse – A Rich History of
Diversity
The Pasadena Playhouse has a rich history in
creating new methods and adaptations of some of
the world’s best theatrical performances. Located
in the heart of Pasadena, a community rich with
history and diversity, the Playhouse also takes
pride in their dedication to showcasing the rich
culture and diversity which exists in the host city.
This is where Laura Diaz helps the Playhouse
expand its reach.
Southern California Girl Laura Diaz – Giving Back to Her Community
• Laura Diaz went to college at Cal Poly Tech in San Luis Obispo. But
don’t let that fool you – Laura Diaz is a Southern California girl through
and through. Growing up in a Latin American family in the Los Angeles
metro area, Laura Diaz was inspired by performing arts at a very young
age. In fact, her passion for the arts led her to obtain her BA in English
from Cal Poly. She has a deep rooted history in the performing arts
community and as such wanted to have an active role in the
development of effective diversity programs in the community in which
she lives and works.
• One of the biggest inspirations for Laura Diaz is the fact that So Cal is
one of the most diverse populations in the United States. This fact allows
Laura Diaz to blend the best of both worlds; her love for arts and a rich
diverse climate to inspire others to embrace the same traditions and
positive attributes of creating more awareness to cultural diversity.
• With a professional career that is approaching is fourth decade, Laura
Diaz continues to make positive marks on the community in which she
has lived, works and has provided so much for her in the past. Her work
with the Pasadena Playhouse as well as the ongoing mission to help
increase diversity awareness throughout the LA basin, and the entire
State of California has proven that Laura Diaz is dedicated to the positive
advancement of the community she loves.
• Laura Diaz – Taking a Mission to Heart
• There are times in every professional journalist career when they become personally connected to a news story they cover. This was the case in 2002 when Los Angeles television personality Laura Diaz reported on the tragic murder of Samantha Runnion, a beautiful little girl who was sexually abused and murdered by a vicious predator. And though this initial reporting, Laura Diaz developed a mission to ensure this type of tragedy could be transformed into a positive for years to come.
• How Laura Diaz Started Her Career in Television
• Laura Diaz is no stranger to the millions of television
views in the Los Angeles metro area. In fact, she has
been a veteran of the LA air waves since her humble
beginning in the late 1980′s. An award winning
television anchor and current anchor on Fox 11 in Los
Angeles, Laura Diaz has taken her passion for factual
and un-bias news reporting to an entirely different level.
But, as professional and trustworthy as she has
become during her sterling news anchor career, her
personal devotion to making a positive impact on her
community was altered with the tragic loss of Samantha
Runnion.
• About Samantha and How Laura Diaz Became Connected to
Her Story
• Samantha was a joyful young lady. Enjoying the common traits of
any little girl living in Los Angeles including reading, writing stories,
drawing, painting and singing and dancing, Samantha Runnion was
the prototypical little girl. She looked forward to becoming a mother
and growing up to be a successful woman like Laura Diaz had
become during her rise to the airwaves. However, those goals were
ripped away from her when she was sexually abused and murdered.
• As a professional journalist, it was the job of Laura Diaz to report the
news. But something about this story tugged at the heart strings of
this professional news anchor. Laura Diaz developed a positive
relationship with Samantha’s mother Erin during this time period.
She reported on this story more intensely than any other news
anchor in Los Angeles, and decided to try to turn this horrible
tragedy into a positive for other children.
• Turning a Tragic Event into a Personal Mission for Laura Diaz
• Laura Diaz became an active member on the advisory board of
“The Joyful Child Foundation”, a non-profit organization which
works to organize neighborhood watch programs around the United
States to ensure children stay safe from sexual predators like the
one who killed young Samantha. She has continued to work with
this foundation by using her vast resources to create new
relationships to ensure every child is protected from potential
tragedy.
• It is not uncommon for news reporters like Laura Diaz to become
personally invested in a story. However, it is very rare that they
actively search for solutions to the problems. It is for this reason
that Laura Diaz from Fox 11 has separated herself from the rest of
the media and remains a positive inspiration for all.
• Laura Diaz is back…on Fox!
• Anchor Laura Diaz is now co-hosting Fox 11 Los
Angeles weekends with Susan Whatsherbucket [insert
"Foxes on Fox" joke here ]. No disrespect meant, she
looks lovely – I just forgot! I hope Laura Diaz thrives in this
spot, and I look forward to being able to catch one of my
fave Latinas 3 times a day on Saturday and Sunday.
• Breaking News!
• I’ve looked around at other sites about anchor Laura
Diaz,and other than her own official website
lauradiazonline.com, they are all sadly lacking. No current
news for her fans to see, and no official Fan site So,I’ve
decided to fix that! I saw that the
website http://www.lauradiaznews.com/ was coming opento
register,soI grebbed it! I think it’s time for Laura Diaz to
have her own Official Fan Club — and that’s my goal for
LauraDiazNews.com. Stay tuned!
• Breaking News! Well, semi-breaking Our fave Latina
anchorwoman has left KCBS –and good riddance to that station, is
what I say. Laura announced back in September that she’d be
leaving “to produce projects under her own banner” according to
the official press release (via LA Observed). And, I am hoping
she’ll be able to either find a new position that will make better use
of her talents in prime time, instead of relegating her to fluffy pieces
in the 6pm slot (as I’ve previously complained); or, perhaps she’ll
make more of the harder-hitting long-form pieces she’s famous for.
• Meanwhile, I’m psyched to see that Laura Diaz has graduated from
a facebook personal profile to an official fb Fan Page (probably
prompted by nearing 5,000 ‘friends’ She’s a Public Figure of
course! http://www.facebook.com/lauradiazanchor
• Also, a new was recently to Laura Diaz’s official site showing that
whatever she’s up to professionally, Laura Diaz is still very involved
with the community here in Los
Angeles http://www.lauradiazonline.com/outreach.html
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