Diana Williams was born on July 18,1958 and is a retired American television journalist.
13 Facts About Diana Williams
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Diana Williams was a news anchor at WABC television in New York City, where she co-anchored the one-hour 5 pm Eyewitness News broadcast.
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Diana Williams joined WABC in 1991 as a reporter and eventually became a weekend anchor.
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In 1999, Diana Williams joined Beutel on the 6 pm newscast as well, becoming Beutel's first co-anchor at 6 pm since the departure of Roger Grimsby in 1986.
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Diana Williams joined the 5 pm newscast in 2003, first alongside Roz Abrams, and later with Sade Baderinwa.
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Diana Williams has traveled the world covering stories for Eyewitness News, including to Ireland and Israel to report on conflicts.
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Diana Williams traveled with the Pope to Baltimore, Mexico City and Toronto.
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Diana Williams covered the September 11 attacks and for its tenth anniversary in 2011.
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Diana Williams has covered politics extensively, from the fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer in 2008; to the elections of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2001,2005 and 2009; and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in 2009.
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Diana Williams has been to every US presidential nominating convention beginning with the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York City.
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Diana Williams won an Emmy Award for her half-hour special called Dangerous Crossings that focused on the immigration issues along the Mexican and Arizona border.
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Diana Williams has won awards for her yearly breast cancer specials and has hosted the "Making Strides against Breast Cancer" Walk for the American Cancer Society for over 17 years.
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Diana Williams anchored her final newscast on September 12,2019.