Diane Dimond

Quick Facts

Full Name	Diane Dimond
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Nov 15, 1952(1952-11-15)
Age	72
Birthplace	Burbank
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Scorpio

Diane Dimond Biography

Diane Dimond is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on November 15, 1952 in Burbank, California, United States. Diane Dimond (born November 15 1952) is an American journalist and author who is an investigative journalist of syndicated columns, a syndicated columnist, and a TV anchor. Her most well-known work is reporting on the child molestation accusations against singer Michael Jackson and her coverage of the subsequent trial. She was an associate reporter on Hard Copy, Extra, NBC, Entertainment Tonight, Court TV, and Investigation Discovery.

It was in 1986 that Dimond was offered her very first television position at the most prestigious CBS station WCBS-TV, which was located in New York City. In the following 4 years she was awarded numerous awards for her high-profile scandals, including an investigative show on chromium poisoning New Jersey, a Long Island child molestation investigation, as well as Mary Beth Whitehead/Baby M surrogacy trial.

In September 1993, while at Hard Copy, Dimond reported accusations of an inappropriate relationship between Michael Jackson and a young boy named Jordan Chandler. During the investigation several other boys were interviewed, claiming that they too had been abused. Jackson would eventually settle a law suit brought by the Chandler family, in an out of court settlement of more than $25 million dollars. Criminal charges were never filed.

In 1998, Dimond moved to NBC news, partnering with Geraldo Rivera on UpFront Tonight, a CNBC nightly newscast where she co-anchored the broadcast and covered some of the high-profile stories of the time, including former President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial. She went on to cover the 2000 Presidential election and Florida recount for MSNBC as a daytime anchor. After leaving MSNBC in the summer of 2001, Dimond began her freelance career working as an anchor for Court TV and after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, as an anchor for FOX News “War on Terror” coverage. Dimond also served as a guest on-air correspondent for a variety of other shows and stations, including CNN.

Dimond started her professional career as a reporter at KOB radio as a journalist, where she reported on police and legal matters. She received an award called the Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association for her investigative reporting on the stealing from funds by Albuquerque Sheriff’s Office.

Diane Dimond Net Worth

Diane Dimond is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Diane Dimond 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her first husband was a news anchor Chuck Dimond with whom she has one daughternamed Jenna. The couple divorced in 1974. Dimond was married to broadcast journalist CBS Radio News anchor, and voice-over performer Michael Schoen in January, 1991.

She was born in 1976 and relocated in 1976 to Washington, D.C, where she was the anchor of the NPR’s All Things Considered. From 1980 until 1986, Dimond was an official and political reporter for RKO Radio Networks.

In 1990, Dimond became the investigative journalist for the tabloid television news show Hard Copy. During her seven-year tenure, she covered some of the most scandalous criminal cases in the country. In addition to covering the OJ Simpson case, she conducted interviews with Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood Madame; Pamela Smart, who was convicted of convincing her high school student/lover to murder her husband, Kenneth Bianchi, the Hillside Strangler; James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassin; Jeffrey McDonald, the Green Beret Killer; and Richard Allen Davis, murderer of Polly Klass.

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Currently, Dimond is working with Investigation Discovery’s An ID Murder Mystery, to cover more headline grabbing cases including the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and real estate tycoon and accused murderer Robert Durst. She is also conducting research for her next book, The Final Racket: How the US Justice System Cheats the Elderly.

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Diane Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Diane Dimond celebrates birthday on November 15 of every year.

During the Jackson trial, Dimond became of the focus of an intense stalking and harassment campaign orchestrated by Jackson fans who claimed that Dimond’s coverage was biased and anti-Jackson. Despite getting a restraining order, the harassment continued. After Jackson was acquitted in 2005 and her contract with Court TV ended, Dimond took a break from broadcasting, only appearing occasionally on TV as a special guest correspondent.