10 News This Morning and Tampa Bay ' s 10 News at Noon Anchor Mario Diaz has wasted little time getting to know the Tampa-St . Petersburg community . After arriving here in the summer of 2002 , the Emmy award-winning journalist has grown to love the community ' s diverse array of people , restaurants , sporting events and coastal quality of life .
Diaz has covered subjects that range from the aftermath of hurricanes that have impacted the Gulf Coast to Mike Tyson ' s legal problems . Always inquisitive , his interest in what is happening around him fuels a passion for delivering great stories to his audience .
Diaz was born in Los Angeles . The son of Chilean immigrants , he is the youngest of four children and the first in his family born in the United States . Raised in a Spanish-speaking home , he learned English at school and that provided him with invaluable life experiences . His bilingual skills have not only been showcased on Tampa Bay ’ s 10 newscasts , but also since 1992 , on over 100 world championship fights on Spanish-language boxing telecasts on HBO and in English on ESPN . In 1999 , The New York Times featured him in an article on the sports broadcast industry .
Diaz has spent nearly half his life working
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in television . At 16 , he approached a CNN anchor at a boxing match in Las Vegas and expressed an interest in broadcasting . Encouraged by that encounter , Diaz interned while in high school and became a sports producer at KVBC , the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas . In 1991 , he took an internship at CNN ' s Atlanta headquarters . Upon returning to Las Vegas , Diaz returned to KVBC as a news editor and in the spring of 1992 moved as a sports producer to the ABC affiliate KTNV . After two years there , while attending the University of Nevada-Las Vegas , he began working as weekend sports anchor in 1994
Diaz left Las Vegas in August 2002 to co-anchor WTSP Channel 10 ' s " Life Around The Bay ." He became the Morning News co-anchor in July , 2004 . " I may be one of the few that actually enjoys waking up at 2:30am ,'' Diaz says .
In his spare time , Diaz enjoys running along Bayshore Boulevard , savoring Bay Area haunts , going tee to green , traveling and keeping a close eye on current events . A member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists , he is also on the Board of Tampa ' s Hispanic Heritage , a member of the FBI ' s Citizen ' s Academy alumni organization , and in 2003 established the monthly GiveBack program with the Hillsborough County School District .
Rogelio Pérez-Borroto
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Tony is Hillsborough County ’ s Hispanic Affairs Liaison . He is responsible for establishing and maintaining relations between Hillsborough County government and the Hispanic community . He also consults different agencies reference Hispanic issues on behalf of the community . Previous experience in government came as a social worker for the State of Florida for two years , followed by eight years as a social worker for Hillsborough County . In 1991 he was promoted to County Administration as Records Manager and within two years also became the Property Manager as well . In 1994 He became Hillsborough County ’ s Hispanic Affairs Liaison . It is a challenge since Hillsborough County has a diverse Latino community with large populations of Cubans , Colombians , Mexicans and Puerto Ricans as well as other Latino groups making their homes in the area . Championed for and conducted the first Spanish language Hurricane and Disaster Seminar in 2004 .
Outstanding publicist and business man , Rogelio Perez-Borroto is originally from Cuba . Rogelio is the President and Director of Latin Yankee Multimedia , who ’ s main goal is to make American businesses and Corporations become familiar with the Latin community in Tampa Bay , as well as to let them know that the Latino / Hispanic community market is the 2nd largest market , not only in terms of people , but also as a commercial power . Rogelio also has other businesses , including one of Safety & Security for Artists , here in Tampa Bay .
This outstanding Latino also worked as the Community Relations Liaison with Latin Times
Magazine , as well as with the 2006 Puerto Rican Cultural Parade as an Artistic Director .
Rogelio ’ s goal is to continue working with the Hispanic / Latino Community , and help them , as well as the American business gather together as one family . In that way , both cultures will merge together and will get the very best of each one , for each one .
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