Diane AkoMotherhood completely changed Diane Ako's life! She is first and foremost a mother to little Olivia. She's excited to write this column to share her experiences and observations about parenting with others.
Diane freelances in writing, hosting videos, hosting events, voice overs, public relations, media relations, and... whatever else seems logical for a person with 16 years experience in television news. Contact her here if you are interested in hiring her!
Diane was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2007 for her reporting on a killer mudslide in the Philippines. She has also filed reports from Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Denmark, and Canada.
She has a Master of Arts degree in political science from University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications from Menlo College (in California), and a high school diploma from Kamehameha Schools.
Diane spent half her childhood in Hawaii, where she has extensive Native Hawaiian and Chinese roots that trace back to the 19th century, and the other half in Virginia, Connecticut, and California.
She reported and anchored for 13 years at KHNL (NBC) in Hawaii. Before that, she was on-air in California, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico.
Diane's favorite hobbies are traveling and writing. She volunteers with a national think-tank, the East-West Center. In her free time (read with air quotes around "free") she hopes to earn a black belt in martial arts in DanZan Ryu JuJitsu.
Diane is married to a fantastic Dane. They have one Labrador, one garden-variety cat, and a beautiful, precious, wonderful daughter named Olivia.
