1. Diane Dimond was born on November 15,1952 and is an American investigative journalist, author, syndicated columnist, and TV commentator.
19 Facts About Diane Dimond
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Diane Dimond is best known for breaking the story of child molestation allegations against singer Michael Jackson and her coverage of the subsequent criminal trial.
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Diane Dimond has worked as a correspondent for Hard Copy, Extra, NBC, Entertainment Tonight, Court TV, and Investigation Discovery.
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Diane Dimond began her career working at KOB Radio as a reporter where she covered legal and police matters.
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From 1980 to 1986, Diane Dimond was a congressional and political correspondent for the RKO Radio Networks.
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In 1986, Diane Dimond landed her first on-air television job at the flagship CBS station WCBS-TV in New York City.
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In 1990, Diane Dimond became the investigative journalist for the tabloid television news show Hard Copy.
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In September 1993, while at Hard Copy, Diane Dimond reported accusations of an inappropriate relationship between Michael Jackson and a young boy named Jordan Chandler.
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In 1998, Diane 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.
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Diane Dimond went on to cover the 2000 Presidential election and Florida recount for MSNBC as a daytime anchor.
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Diane Dimond served as a guest on-air correspondent for a variety of other shows and stations, including CNN.
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In 2013, Diane Dimond attended Gavin Arvizo's wedding.
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In 2007, Diane Dimond began writing a weekly column for the Albuquerque Journal.
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Diane Dimond's work has been published by Newsweek, The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, and Women in Crime Ink covering high-profile criminal cases, including the Casey Anthony murder trial and the child molestation case against Jerry Sandusky.
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Between 2008 and 2010, Diane Dimond appeared regularly on Disorder in the Court, a reality TV show where she provided narration to footage of shocking behavior inside real courtrooms and as a regular contributing correspondent for CBS's Entertainment Tonight.
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In 2015, Diane Dimond made her directorial debut in Theater Trial, which followed the trial of Aurora Colorado Movie Theater mass killer, James Holmes.
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Currently, Diane 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.
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Diane Dimond is conducting research for her next book, The Final Racket: How the US Justice System Cheats the Elderly.
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Diane Dimond married broadcast journalist, CBS Radio News anchor, and voice over artist Michael Schoen in January 1991.