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: 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: Texas Standard producer/reporter Joy Díaz talked with Texas Standard host David Brown about her recent trip to Mexico. She said...
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From Texas Standard: Before the coronavirus outbreak began, health care workers used N-95 masks and gloves once, then disposing of them to prevent cross...
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From Texas Standard : The recent nationwide protests against police brutality have renewed focus on the discrimination and racism black Americans have...
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From Texas Standard: Protests in the wake of the death of Houston native George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody have highlighted, again, the...
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From Texas Standard: While the effects of the pandemic have yet to be fully quantified, it's clear that communities of color have been among the hardest...
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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 : For new parent Tracy Franklin Squires, her first take on motherhood echoed that of most moms, during this time of isolation...
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From Texas Standard : Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. When it was first celebrated in 1970, more than 20 million people took to the...
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From Texas Standard: As millions of Americans face unemployment and hard economic times because of the coronavirus pandemic, being smart about finances...