She also hosted the Sunday morning public-affairs program Eyewitness News Up Close with Diana Williams, which aired at 11 a.m. Williams graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, in 1980 with a degree in economics.
After interning at WTVD in Durham, Williams began her television career in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she worked as a reporter at WSOC and then as a weeknight anchor at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. at WBTV.
She has traveled the world covering stories for Eyewitness News, including to Ireland and Israel to report on conflicts.
But most of her travels were with Pope John Paul II, most notably, his historic visit to Israel in 2000.
She won an Emmy Award for her half-hour special called Dangerous Crossings that focused on the immigration issues along the Mexican and Arizona border.