Diane Dimond

Diane Dimond
Dimond (at left) with Louise Palanker and Lee Jay Berman, in 2009
Born	Diane Hughes (1952-11-15) November 15, 1952 (age 64) Burbank, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Mark Twain Elementary School Jefferson Middle School Highland High School
Occupation	Broadcast journalist
Spouse(s)	Chuck Dimond (m.?-?) Michael Schoen (m. 1991)
Children	1
Website	http://www.dianedimond.com/

Diane Dimond (born November 15, 1952) is an American television journalist, reporter and host. She is best known for her coverage of Michael Jackson. She has worked as a correspondent for Hard Copy, Extra, Entertainment Tonight and Court TV.

Dimond was born 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. She attended Mark Twain Elementary School and Jefferson Middle School.

While attending Highland High School, Dimond worked as a receptionist at KGGM, a CBS-affiliated television station in Albuquerque. It was there that she became interested in broadcast journalism. She continued to work for the station after graduating from Highland in 1970 and eventually began doing station identifications, on-air promos and writing news copies. While working at KGGM, she met Chuck Dimond. The two later married and had a daughter, Jenna. The couple relocated to Phoenix for a time before moving back to Albuquerque. Dimond then began working at KOB Radio as a reporter where she covered legal and police matters. In 1976, she won a Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association for her investigative news reports about the misappropriation of funds by the Albuquerque Sheriff's Office.

In 1976, she moved to Washington, D.C, where she anchored newscasts for NPR's All Things Considered. From 1980 to 1986, Dimond was a congressional and political correspondent for the RKO Radio Networks. In 1986, she moved to New York City where she was a reporter for WCBS-TV.