Diane Macedo
Diane Macedo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Diane Reis Macedo 1981 or 1982 (age 43–44)[1] |
| Occupation | News anchor |
| Spouse |
Thomas Morgan (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
Diane Reis Macedo (born 1981/1982)[1] is an American news personality. She is currently employed by ABC News where she serves as one of the anchors of ABC News Live. She also frequently fills-in as the pop news anchor on the weekend version of Good Morning America. Before coming to ABC News, She was a weekend morning anchor for WCBS-TV in New York City. Macedo announced her departure from WCBS on March 6, 2016.[2]
She used to be an editor for FoxNews.com and an on-air reporter for the Fox Business. She is also the lead female singer for a musical ensemble called Tribeca Rhythm.[3]
Career
Born and raised in Mineola, New York, Macedo is the daughter of immigrant parents from the Minho region of Portugal.[4] She attended Boston College. There she was a political science and communications double major[5] and a member of the co-ed a cappella singing group, the Bostonians of Boston College. Macedo began her career in journalism as a guest booker for Fox News Radio. She was promoted to a news editor and reporter for FoxNews.com, and to on-air broadcaster. From 2011 to 2013 Macedo was seen on the Fox Business reading business news during Imus in the Morning. She was also a regular panelist on the Fox News program Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.
In addition to her past work as a mezzo-soprano with Paradise Alley, Macedo has performed with the New Jersey–based cover band TheGoodLife. She is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.[6]
Personal life
She married Thomas Morgan in 2013. They have two children together.[7]
References
- 1 2 Moore, Julia (November 13, 2025). "Jim Avila, Former ABC News Correspondent, Dies at 70 After a 'Long Illness'". People (magazine) .
Avila "passed away after a long illness," Macedo, 43, said.
- ↑ Diane Macedo Twitter message, 25 February 2014
- ↑ @dianermacedo (June 5, 2012). "@Furrystoat No longer with Paradise Alley. Singing with Tribeca Rhythm these days. The info on #wikipedia and #imdb is outdated" (Tweet). Retrieved 2013-10-13 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Diane Macedo is living the American dream – People". Portuguese American Journal. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ↑ "Red Eye - Tuesday, Mar 22, 2011 - Ark Livedash TV Transcript - Livedash - Search what is being mentioned across national TV". Livedash. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ↑ "Welcome to the official Paradise Alley Homepage!". Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ↑ "ABC News' Diane Macedo Welcomes Second Baby, a Daughter: 'Exhausted but in Love'". People. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
External links
- 21st-century American women journalists
- American women television journalists
- Television news anchors from New York City
- American mezzo-sopranos
- 21st-century American women singers
- Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences alumni
- People from Mineola, New York
- American people of Portuguese descent
- 1982 births
- Living people