Diane Ako’s Biography
Diane Ako is an American award-winning journalist working for KITV as a weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter. She joined the station in March 2018. Ako is an accredited yoga teacher; a citizen scientist with a marine biology group studying endemic ‘opae ula shrimp; a Shinto shrine maiden for Daijingyu Temple of Hawaii; and a board member for one of the nation’s longest-running LGBTQ film festivals, the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival.
Diane Ako’s Age / Birthday
Ako manages to keep information regarding her dates of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known when she celebrates her birthday and how old she is. Judging from her appearance, she might be in her 50s.
Diane Ako’s Height / Measurements
Ako is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches.
Diane Ako’s Husband and Children
Ako is lawfully wedded to her caring husband Claus Hansen. They got married on November 1, 2001. Ako and Hansen are proud parents of a daughter named Olivia who was born in 2007. Additionally, she enjoys informing, inspiring, and connecting with people. Ako is a citizen scientist with a marine biology group studying endemic ‘opae ula shrimp; a board member for one of the nation’s longest-running LGBTQ film festivals, the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, and an accredited yoga teacher, and a Shinto shrine maiden for Daijingyu Temple of Hawaii.
Diane Ako Education
A graduate of Kamehameha School earned her B.A. in Communications from Menlo College and from the University of Hawaii at Manoa received an M.A. in Political Science.
Diane Ako’s Family / Relatives
Ako manages to keep information regarding her parents away from the limelight. Additionally, she shares no information regarding whether she has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
Diane Ako’s Career
Ako is the weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter at KITV. Previously, she worked for KHON2 News as an anchor from June 2014 to June 2016. She has lived most of her life in a TV newsroom. In California, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico she worked as a newscaster. Her reporting skills earned her four Emmy nominations from the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ten first-place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter.
Diane Ako’s Salary
Ako receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Diane Ako’s Net Worth
Through Ako’s career as the weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Diane Ako KITV
Ako works with KITV where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Rick Quan
- Mika Miyashima
- Lei U’i Kaholokula
- Marisa Yamane
- Malika Dudley
- ‘A’ali’i Dukelow
- Kristen Consillio
- Paul Drewes
- Erin Coogan
Diane Ako’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Ako is active on her social media accounts. She has about 3.2k followers on her Facebook Page, and around 4399 followers on her Instagram account.