Joy Diaz
Texas Standard reporter Joy Diaz has amassed a lengthy and highly recognized body of work in public media reporting. Prior to joining Texas Standard, Joy was a reporter with Austin NPR station KUT on and off since 2005. There, she covered city news and politics, education, healthcare and immigration.
Originally from Mexico, Joy moved to the U.S. in 1998 when her husband Luis was transferred from his job in Mexico City to Virginia. While there, Joy worked for Roanoke NPR station WVTF.
Joy speaks English and Spanish (which is a plus in a state like Texas). She graduated from Universidad de Cuautitlán Izcalli in Mexico City with a degree in Journalism. In 2008 she took a break to devote herself to her two young children, before returning to the KUT studios. She loves reading, painting and spending time engaging with the community.
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From Texas Standard : The recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has hit women harder than men, according to a new report published by the LBJ School...
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The musician Lizzo was on the cover of Rolling Stone’s February 2020 issue, and Vanity Fair featured a portrait of Breonna Taylor on its September issue.
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For Austin-based filmmaker Chelsea Hernandez, today's version of "American Gothic" would depict married construction workers – a man holding a long, pipe-bending tool, his wife in a hard hat and tool belt.
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“I think there may be some people that don’t come back from this. It’s very scary; it’s very sad.”
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From Texas Standard: The pandemic has required many adjustments for educators and students. For students with disabilities, and the teachers who work...
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From Texas Standard : The nonprofit Circle of Blue recently launched its reporting project “ Water, Texas ,” a series about the challenges Texas faces...
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From Texas Standard: Dan Rather left the anchor chair at "CBS Evening News" more than 15 years ago. But the journalist and native Texan has not gone...
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From Texas Standard: This Monday marked the five-year anniversary of the death of Sandra Bland. The event is forever intertwined with Prairie View A&...
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From Texas Standard: Five years ago, 28-year-old Sandra Bland died by what was officially ruled a suicide, in a Waller County jail cell. Bland, a Black...
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From Texas Standard: How did a little brown spider end up at the center of a legal case that went all the way to the Texas Supreme Court? It starts in a...
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From Texas Standard : Last week, President Donald Trump tweeted that he would temporarily suspend immigration to the United States to protect a...
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From Texas Standard : For new parent Tracy Franklin Squires, her first take on motherhood echoed that of most moms, during this time of isolation...