Joy Diaz
Producer, Texas StandardTexas 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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The oral history project weaves together numerous hours of interviews with Texas Latinos over the last year. -
"What really keeps me going is the support of the community and patients being so thankful."
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Will politicians who focused on turning out young voters in Texas continue to address the needs of Latinos as they join the workforce and start families?
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Lee esta historia en español. From Texas Standard:The recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has hit women harder than men, according to a new report…
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From Texas Standard:Things are changing at the newsstand. Many magazines that used to mainly feature skinny, white women on their covers are now opting…
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From Texas Standard:Nearly 100 years before the Pilgrims arrived in present-day Massachusetts, Mexico was building one of its first hospitals: the…
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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 in…
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From Texas Standard:The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs credits early preventive measures at its 170 medical facilities for keeping more beds…
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Read this story in English. Las manifestaciones contra la violencia policial se están llevando a cabo durante una pandemia. Muchos manifestantes llevan…
