Some TV news reporters and anchors should get an award for their acting skills. Like everyone else, real life happens to us. Sometimes while we are live on TV.

Diane Pathieu shares the painful memory she has, learning her husband has brain cancer, while anchoring a newscast.
It was the most intense commercial break of her life. 

Diane is a reporter and fill-in anchor in Chicago at WLS/ABC7. She is one of very few Middle Eastern women in news working for the third largest television market in America. Press play to hear how she clawed her way there and found match, both in news and in her personal life. 

Connect with her on social media @dianepathieu

Episode recorded 10.10.22

Welcome to Hope’s Cast, a space dedicated to self-growth and motivation. Follow host Hope Salman, a television reporter with keen interviewing skills honed in Chicago, as she talks to people who have kept going through difficult times. With Hope, guests get beyond highlight reels on social media and share how they’re cracking life’s codes.

Diane Pathieu: Fighting silent battles while live on TV