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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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…
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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 struggling…
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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 because of…
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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 is…
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From Texas Standard:Editor's note: Between the reporting and airing of this story, Austin Resource Recovery's director, Ken Snipes, told the Texas…
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From Texas Standard:Being confined and socially distanced from others during the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult for many people. But it may help to know…