José Díaz-Balart

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José Díaz-Balart
José Díaz-Balart.jpg
Diaz-Balart in 2015
Born (1960-11-07) November 7, 1960 (age 60)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida,[1] U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNew College of Florida
Occupation
  • television anchorman
  • journalist
EmployerNBCUniversal
Comcast
TelevisionMSNBC Live (anchor)
NBC Nightly News (anchor)
Noticiero Telemundo (anchor)
Children2
Parent(s)Rafael Diaz-Balart
Hilda Caballero Brunet

José Díaz-Balart (born November 7, 1960) is a Cuban-American journalist and television anchorman.[2] He is currently the anchor for Noticias Telemundo, the Telemundo network's early evening Spanish-language news program,[3] as well as the network's public affairs Sunday morning program Enfoque con Jose Diaz-Balart. He is also anchor of NBC Nightly News on Saturdays.[4]

Early life[]

Diaz-Balart's family left Cuba in 1959, and he was raised in Madrid, Spain.[5] He is the son of Rafael Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez (a former Cuban politician) and of Hilda Caballero Brunet. He has three brothers: Rafael Díaz-Balart (a banker), Mario Díaz-Balart (a U.S. representative) and Lincoln Díaz-Balart (a former U.S. representative). His aunt, Mirta Diaz-Balart, was Fidel Castro's first wife and therefore Fidel Castro is his uncle through marriage, and the late Fidel Castro Jr. (Fidelito) was his first cousin.[6]

Career[]

After spending a brief time in radio, he worked in print journalism during the mid-1980s, as the Central American Bureau Chief for what was then called the Spanish International Network (today known as Univision),[7] and as a print journalist for United Press International.[8] He subsequently established himself as a television news reporter in Miami, where he worked for WTVJ from 1988 till he was hired by CBS in May 1996.[9] In August 1996, he made history by becoming the first Cuban-American to host a network news program when he began anchoring for the CBS News program This Morning.[2] By 2000, he was no longer at CBS; he became the anchor of a new Telemundo morning program called Esta Manana.[10] He later co-hosted Telemundo's first morning news and entertainment show, Esta Mañana, as well as its public affairs show, Cada Día.[citation needed] By 2002, the bilingual anchor began hosting a once-a-month interview program on Telemundo, Enfoque con José Diaz-Balart; on that program, he has interviewed a wide range of news-makers, including political leaders and candidates for president.[11] In 2003, he returned to English-language TV, and to his former station in Miami, WTVJ, as a news anchor.[12] In 2009 he became the anchor of Telemundo’s evening newscast, Noticias Telemundo.[13]

By 2010, he was doing some reporting for NBC. He made history when he substituted for Contessa Brewer on MSNBC Live for the week of June 20 through 24, 2011, in the show's 12 PM time slot, making him the first U.S. journalist to broadcast both English and Spanish newscasts on two networks simultaneously.[14]

From 2014 to 2016 Diaz-Balart hosted the 10 AM news hour for MSNBC, replacing Chris Jansing.[15] It was announced on November 10, 2014, that he would be taking over hosting duties on The Daily Rundown on November 17, 2014, with the program expanding to two hours, essentially absorbing his eponymous show that had previously aired during the second hour. The Daily Rundown later became known as MSNBC Live with Jose Diaz-Balart as part of a wider restructuring of MSNBC's dayside programming in 2015.[16] In late 2015, he also began working as a fill-in anchor for the Saturday edition of NBC Nightly News. He was officially named host of that program in July 2016, and he continues in that position today.[17]

On September 7, 2021, it was announced he was stepping down as anchor of the weeknight editions of Noticias Telemundo to anchor a new 10 A.M. show called José Díaz-Balart Reports on MSNBC. He will continue to anchor NBC Nightly News Saturday, and will continue to anchor breaking news and special events coverage for Telemundo and host monthly specials.[18]

Awards[]

Diaz-Balart is the recipient of a national Emmy for his work with Telemundo Network. He received two Emmy awards while working at WTVJ-TV in Miami; an and four Hispanic Excellence in Journalism Awards, all in the 1980s.[2] He also received a Du Pont and Peabody as well as the Orchid award for best news anchor in the U.S. in 2006. Media 100 has named him best anchor three times, and Hispanic Business Magazine named him one of the "100 most influential people in the U.S." He was given the Silver Circle Award by the National Academy of Television Sciences in 2010. In 2012, Multichannel News and Broadcasting & Cable presented him with the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television at the 10th Annual Hispanic Television Summit, produced by Schramm Marketing Group. [19]

Personal life[]

His wife's name is Brenda. They have two daughters together.[20] His daughters are named Katrina and Sabrina. [21]

References[]

  1. ^ Tom Jicha. "Diaz-Balart: CBS Eye-Opener?" South Florida Sun-Sentinel, May 10, 1996, p.4 E.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jose Diaz-Balart". CBS News. 29 January 1998. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  3. ^ Johnny Diaz. "South Florida a Wellspring of Top TV Talent." South Florida Sun-Sentinel, June 11, 2017, pp. E 1, E 4.
  4. ^ "JOSÉ DÍAZ-BALART NAMED ANCHOR OF SATURDAY "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"". 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  5. ^ Luisa Yanez. "Wake-Up Call." South Florida Sun-Sentinel, August 15, 1996, pp. 1E, 6E.
  6. ^ Bicks, Emily. "Jose Diaz-Balart's Wife & Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Heavy.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. ^ Gail Shister. "CBS Reporter Doesn't Want to Visit Cuba Now." Panama City (FL) News Herald, March 2, 1997, p. 7D.
  8. ^ "Miami Policeman Found Not Guilty." Muncie (IN) Star Press, March 16, 1984, p. 14.
  9. ^ Gail Shister. "Tubenotes." Scranton (PA) Tribune, May 10, 1996, p. 37.
  10. ^ "ABC Wins Week's Ratings." Florida Today, May 18, 2000, p. 4D.
  11. ^ "Bush Talks Foreign Policy in Telemundo Interview." Northwest Florida Daily News, August 3, 2015, p. A 4.
  12. ^ Magaly Morales. "Diaz-Balart Back on 6." South Florida Sun-Sentinel, June 25, 2003, p. 3 E.
  13. ^ Weprin, Alex (September 7, 2021). "MSNBC Shakes Up Dayside Lineup: José Diaz-Balart to Rejoin Cable Channel". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  14. ^ Rivera, Adriana (22 June 2011). "Jose Diaz-Balart Makes History By Anchoring News in English AND Spanish Simultaneously!". Latina. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  15. ^ "Telemundo's José Díaz-Balart Joins MSNBC" (PDF).
  16. ^ "MSNBC Reconfiguration Includes Addition of Anchor Snow." Tampa Tribune, September 18, 2015, p. 18.
  17. ^ "JOSE DÍAZ-BALART NAMED ANCHOR OF SATURDAY “NBC NIGHTLY NEWS." NBC Press Release, July 13, 2016. [1]
  18. ^ Mastrangelo, Dominick (September 7, 2021). "José Díaz-Balart gets daytime show on MSNBC". The Hill. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  19. ^ Staff, M. C. N. "Hispanic TV Summit: Diaz-Balart Honored at Event". Multichannel. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  20. ^ Bicks, Emily. "Jose Diaz-Balart's Wife & Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Heavy.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  21. ^ Andres Rubiano, "Jose Diaz-Balart comparte detalles de sus vacaciones en París." PeopleEnEspañol.com. December 31, 2014, [2]

Bibliography[]

  • The Cuban Americanos, New Americans, by Miguel González-Pando; Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998; ISBN 978-0-313-29824-0
  • Cuba: intrahistoria: una lucha sin tregua, by Rafael L. Díaz-Balart; Ediciones Universal, 2006; ISBN 978-1-59388-067-5

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