Diane burns biography

  • diane burns biography

    • Diann Burns

    American journalist

    Diann Burns

    Born (1958-09-29) September 29, 1958 (age 66)

    Cleveland, Ohio

    OccupationJournalist
    Years active1981–2008
    Children1 son

    Diann Burns (born September 29, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former television news anchor and a nine-time Emmy Award-winner.[1] She is best known for her years as a prime-time weekday anchor for two Chicago television stations. Burns appeared in several major movies and at least one television dramatic series. She was the first African-American woman to anchor the prime-time news in Chicago. She entered the Chicago TV market as a reporter after a successful career as newspaper journalist. She earned an advanced degree in journalism at Columbia University in New York.

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    Burns earned an undergraduate degree in politics and mass communications from Cleveland State University and a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate