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Rocsi Diaz, whose full name is Raquel Roxanne Diaz, was born on November 17, 1981. She is a well-known TV host, radio personality, model, and actress from Honduras and America. Many people know her from her time as a co-host on BET’s music video show 106 & Park from 2006 to 2012. After that, she worked as a reporter for Entertainment Tonight from 2012 to 2014.

Early Life and Education

Rocsi Diaz was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Her family later moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. She has family roots from both Honduras and Chile. Rocsi went to West Jefferson High School in Harvey, Louisiana. She then continued her education and graduated from Nicholls State University.

Career Highlights

Rocsi started her career in Dallas, Texas. She worked as a host at a popular radio station called 97.9 The Beat. Her unique style on the radio caught the attention of Hot 97.7 in Boston, where she became a DJ. In 2004, she moved to Chicago. There, she became a DJ for the midday show at radio station Power 92 WPWX-FM. She was known as "The Midday Mami."

Television Shows

Rocsi Diaz appeared on MTV's Fear as a contestant in 2000.

In 2006, Rocsi won the job of co-host for BET's 106 & Park. She hosted the show with Terrence J. 106 & Park was a very popular music video countdown show. It was seen in many homes across the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, Africa, the Caribbean, and Japan. For the show's debut in Japan, Rocsi and Terrence J filmed there. They also appeared at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

In 2007, Rocsi played a BET News reporter in the video game Def Jam: Icon. She appeared in the game's TV scenes.

On November 19, 2012, Rocsi joined Entertainment Tonight. She worked as a daily reporter and weekend co-host. In June 2014, Rocsi and the Entertainment Tonight team won a Daytime Emmy award. This award was for being an "Outstanding Entertainment News Program." She left the show on September 17, 2014.

In August 2013, Rocsi was honored by the National Council of La Raza: Nuestro Pueblo. She received the Ruben Salazar Award for Communications. This award recognizes achievements in communication.

On January 23, 2015, Rocsi announced she was joining CNN's HLN. She became the Los Angeles reporter for their show The Daily Share.

In August 2015, Rocsi went back to her childhood home to mark the ten-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. She showed how her old street had no homes left after the storm.

Diaz also provided commentary for Cannonball on the USA Network. She worked alongside Mike “The Miz” Mizanin.

In 2021, she became the host of a new Fox singing competition show called Alter Ego.

Personal Life

Rocsi Diaz has been a vegetarian since she was in college. She has appeared in an advertisement for PETA. The ad promoted eating a vegetarian diet.

Filmography

Film

Television