For the American singer, see Jonny Diaz.

Johnny Diaz is an American novelist and a journalist for The New York Times.[1] He previously worked for the Sun Sentinel, where he wrote local feature stories about South Florida, and as a media reporter for the business section of The Boston Globe.

Early life and education

Diaz was born in Miami, Florida, and attended Florida International University.

Career

He was a general assignment Metro reporter for the Miami Herald, where he worked on the staff that won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Coverage "for its balanced and gripping on-the-scene coverage of the pre-dawn raid by federal agents that took the Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez from his Miami relatives and reunited him with his Cuban father."[2] He also covered some of the biggest breaking stories in South Florida, including the murder of Gianni Versace.

Diaz worked for three years as a features writer for the Living/Arts section of The Boston Globe before moving to the newspaper's business section.

He was a featured contributor to the first Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul.

Diaz is the author of several gay-themed novels: Boston Boys Club,[3] Miami Manhunt,[4] Beantown Cubans,[5] and Take the Lead. The television and film rights to Diaz' first three novels have been optioned by Open Road Integrated Media.[6]

Personal life

Diaz also works as a part-time journalism instructor at Emerson College in Boston. He is gay and his homosexuality became widely known in 1996 when his boyfriend was a cast member on the television series The Real World: Miami and Diaz appeared in several episodes.[7]

Novels

References

  1. ^ "Johnny Diaz". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ Pulitzer Prizes: The 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winners Breaking News Reporting, accessed October 5, 2011
  3. ^ OutinHollywood: Greg Hernandez, "Johnny Diaz: from The Real World to Boston Boys Club...," May 3, 2007 Archived February 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 5, 2011
  4. ^ OutInJersey: Nina J. Davidson, "Book Review - Miami Manhunt by Johnny Diaz," October 21, 2008, accessed October 5, 2011 Archived 2012-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Ambiente: Herb Sosa, "Johnny Diaz and his Beantown Cubans", July 2009, accessed October 5, 2011 Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Galleycat: Jeff Rivers, "Johnny Diaz Lands Film Deal," June 28, 2011, accessed October 5, 2011
  7. ^ Ambiente: Herb Sosa, "An Interview with Johnny Diaz," June 2007 Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 5, 2011

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