Diane Lee Biography
Diane Lee is an American journalist working for WSPA as the consumer anchor. She joined the station in 2009 as a morning news anchor and dayside reporter. Previously, she worked for WXXA Fox 23 in Albany, New York as a morning anchor for three years.
Diane Lee Education
Lee joined Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism when she finished her high school education. She later graduated with a Bachelor Of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Diane Lee Career
Lee works for WSPA as the consumer anchor. She exclusively reports money-saving tips, discounts and deals, scam alerts, and investigations into consumer matters. Her segment, “Here to Help,” gives her the platform to help her viewers with any issues or questions they have. This lines up with her wish to uplift others which also led her to even donate a kidney to a stranger in 2023.
Upon joining WSPA, Lee started as a weekday morning anchor in the Upstate before joining the nightside anchor desk. Previously, she worked for WXXA Fox 23 in Albany, New York as a morning anchor for three years. She worked at the CBS affiliate in Scranton, WYOU, as an evening anchor before her stint in Albany.
Lee has worked in the broadcast news industry for more than 2 decades. During this time, she has won two Emmy nominations and two Emmy awards. In 2023, she attained an SCBA Star Investigative Reporting Award for her story, “Before You Sell” which helped a couple in the Upstate to rescue their him.
In 2018, Lee won a nomination for the Best Anchor Award among broadcasters all over the Southeast including the Atlanta market. Before that, she won a Southeast Regional Emmy Award for her story about safeguarding an individual from identity theft. She won another Emmy for her investigation of a debt collection scam.
During her first on-screen employment, Lee was a video journalist tasked with writing, shooting, and editing daily packages for WRNN. Aside from her journalism work, she enjoys singing. She frequently performs with the Spartanburg Jazz Ensemble and Spartanburg Community Band.
Lee was the producer of a Christmas CD for the Children’s Miracle Network. This project collected $20,000 for the non-profit in 6 weeks. Often, she performs the national anthem to open professional sporting occasions, recently the live coverage of the SEC Tournament in Greenville in 2019.
Diane Lee Age
Lee likes to keep her personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month she was born. It is therefore not known when she celebrates her birthday. However, she might be in her 30s.
Diane Lee Height
Lee stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Diane Lee Family
Lee’s parents exchanged vows on April 9, 1967. On April 9, 2022, she posted a picture of them on her Instagram account and captioned “Happy 55th to my wonderful parents! It has been a true gift…” Even so, she has not disclosed more information about her parents. It is also not if Lee has any siblings.
Diane Lee Husband
Lee is married. The couple has a daughter and a son. The family lives in Greenville. Even so, she has not revealed more information about her husband and kids but we will update this information once its details are available to the public. She is an ardent hiker and jogger.
Diane Lee Net Worth
Lee has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a journalist.
Diane Lee Salary
Lee earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Diane Lee WSPA
Lee is working at WSPA where she works alongside other famous anchors and reporters including;
- Elise Devlin
- Collin Riviello
- Christine Scarpelli
- Pete Yanity
- Todd Summers
- Grant Roberts
- Christy Henderson
- Dan Bickford