Diane Pathieu

Diane Pathieu
Born
Diane Pathieu

September 18th 1978
Chicago, Illinois
EducationColumbia College Chicago
OccupationsJournalist
Newscaster
Years active2000–present
TelevisionKFXB-TV
KCRG-TV
WTMJ-TV
WLS-TV

Diane Pathieu is an American television anchor who works for WLS-TV in Chicago.

Biography

Pathieu was born and raised to an Assyrian family in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. Her mother is an immigrant from Syria and her father is an immigrant from Lebanon. In 2001, she graduated with a B.A. from Columbia College. While in school, she worked at Metro/Shadow Traffic and WMAQ-TV. After graduation, she moved to Iowa to work as an anchor and producer at KFXB-TV in Dubuque, Iowa. She then accepted a position as a general assignment reporter and weekend anchor at KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 2005, she accepted a position at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee as a reporter on the morning newscast and as anchor for the noon newscast. In December 2011, she moved to WLS-TV where she serves as general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor.

Pathieu is widowed, formerly married to Nick Adamski, who died from brain cancer in May 2025. She speaks Assyrian.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dudek, Duane (November 11, 2011). "WTMJ-TV's Diane Pathieu heading back home to Chicago". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ABC7 Profile: Diane Pathieu". ABC7. Archived from the original on September 8, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ Sada, Ashur (July 25, 2011). "Interview with Diane Pathieu, Assyrian Anchor and Reporter for NBC affiliate WTMJ TV". Assyrian Voice. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "I have to live with a BOY?". dianepathieu.com. March 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019.