PERSON: Diane Derby


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KKTV 11 News
Position

Anchor
Biography

Dianne joined the KKTV 11 News staff in April of 2012. She co-anchors the 5:30, 6:30 and 10 p.m. newscasts with Don Ward.

Dianne comes to KKTV from WSPA-TV in Greenville, South Carolina where she was an evening anchor and consumer reporter for five years. She began her career as a general assignment reporter at WSAV-TV in Savannah, Georgia and later was promoted to the crime reporter position. Her reporting has been recognized by the South Carolina Associated Press, the South Carolina Broadcasters Association and disability advocates. Dianne is most proud of her multiple reports on the long wait for social security disability eligibility hearings in South Carolina. Her work helped the Greenville, SC office move from one of the slowest in the nation to one of the fastest.

Dianne is originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and earned two Master's degrees from her home state; one from The Florida State University in Higher Education and one from the University of Miami in Communications. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Florida.

In her spare time, Dianne enjoys hiking and exploring the Pikes Peak region with her husband and two dogs.
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