Jose Diaz-Balart Biography
Jose Diaz-Balart is a Cuban-American Anchor/Reporter working for MSNBC/ FOX 10 News, Chicago, in the United States as an anchor for a new 10 A.M. show called José Díaz-Balart Reports. He joined the station in 2014. He also continues to anchor NBC Nightly News Saturday, frequently substitutes for the weekday and Sunday broadcast, and will continue to anchor breaking news and special events coverage for Telemundo and host monthly specials.
Jose Diaz-Balart Age / Birthday
Diaz-Balart was born on November 7, 1960, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. He is 63 years old as of 2023 and celebrates his birthday on November 7 every year.
Jose Diaz-Balart Height / Measurements
Diaz-Balart is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Jose Diaz-Balart Partner / Wife
Diaz-Balart has been happily married to his lovely wife Brenda. However, he manages to keep information regarding his wife away from the public. However, we will update information about his spouse once it’s available.
Jose Diaz-Balart Kids / Children
Diaz-Balart has been blessed in his marriage with two beautiful daughters named Katrina and Sabrina. However, he manages to keep information regarding his kids away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about his children once it’s available.
Jose Diaz-Balart Family / Relatives
Diaz-Balart was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. However in 1959 his family left Cuba and therefore grew up in Madrid, Spain. He is the son of Hilda Caballero Brunet and Rafael Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez a former Cuban politician. Jose has three brothers: Rafael Díaz-Balart who is a banker, Mario Díaz-Balart a U.S. representative and attorney Lincoln Díaz-Balart a former U.S. representative.
Jose’s uncle, Waldo Diaz-Balart is an internationally recognized painter. His aunt, Mirta Diaz-Balart, was Fidel Castro’s first wife and therefore Fidel Castro is his uncle through marriage, and the late Fidel Castro Jr. (Fidelito) was his first cousin.
Jose Diaz-Balart Career
Diaz-Balart is an anchor for a new 10 A.M. show called José Díaz-Balart Reports. in the mid-1980s he worked in print journalism for United Press International after spending a brief time in radio. He became the Central American Bureau Chief in December 1984 for what was then called the Spanish International Network (today known as Univision).
Jose was one of the group of Journalists that founded Telemundo news, creating Noticias Telemundo/HBC in 1987. He subsequently established himself as a television news reporter in Miami, working for WTVJ from 1988 till he moved to CBS in May 1996. Afterward, in August 1996, he made history by becoming the first Cuban-American to host a network news program when he began anchoring for the CBS News program This Morning.
Diaz-Balart returned to Spanish language network television by 2000 where he became the anchor of a new Telemundo morning program called Esta Manana. He later co-hosted Telemundo’s first-morning news and entertainment show, Esta Mañana, as well as its public affairs show, Cada Día. In 2002, the bilingual anchor began hosting a once-a-month interview program on Telemundo, Enfoque con José Diaz-Balart. While on that program, he has interviewed a wide range of news-makers, including political leaders and candidates for president.
Jose has interviewed every U.S. president since Ronald Reagan. In the year 2003, he returned to English-language TV and to his former station in Miami, WTVJ, working as a news anchor. Later in the year 2009 he became the anchor of Telemundo’s evening newscast, Noticias Telemundo. By 2010, he was doing some reporting for NBC. Again he made history when he substituted for Contessa Brewer on MSNBC Live for the week of June 20 through 24, 2011, in the show’s 12 PM time slot, making him the first U.S. journalist to broadcast both English and Spanish newscasts on two networks simultaneously.
From 2014 to 2016 Jose hosted the 10 AM news hour for MSNBC, replacing Chris Jansing. It was announced on November 10, 2014, that he would be taking over hosting duties on The Daily Rundown on November 17, 2014, with the program expanding to two hours, essentially absorbing his eponymous show that had previously aired during the second hour. Later the Daily Rundown became known as MSNBC Live with Jose Diaz-Balart as part of a wider restructuring of MSNBC’s dayside programming in 2015.
In late 2015, he also began working as a fill-in anchor for the Saturday edition of NBC Nightly News. He was officially named host of that program in July 2016, and he continues in that position today. On September 7, 2021, it was announced he was stepping down as anchor of the weeknight editions of Noticias Telemundo to anchor a new 10 A.M. show called José Díaz-Balart Reports on MSNBC.
Diaz-Balart works with FOX 10 News where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Craig Melvin
- Chris Hayes
- Lawrence O’Donnell
- Byron Day
- Chelsey Sayasane
- Ari Melber
- Joe Scarborough
- Brendan Kirby
- Eric Reynolds
- Hal Scheurich
Jose Diaz-Balart Salary
Diaz-Balart receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Jose Diaz-Balart Net Worth
Through Jose’s career as an anchor, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Jose Diaz-Balart Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Diaz-Balart is active on his social media accounts. He has about 78 K followers on his Facebook Page, about 88.8 K followers on his Twitter account, and around 87.5 K followers on his Instagram account.