Diane Macedo is a three-time Emmy® Award-winning journalist, anchor
of “ABC News Live First,” breaking news anchor and correspondent
for ABC News, and a bestselling author.

Macedo anchors “ABC News Live First,” the morning newscast on the
Emmy Award-winning streaming news channel ABC News Live, every Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. As the first daytime anchor
for ABC News Live, she helped establish the network’s daytime
streaming coverage and led the expansion of real-time news
programming. The program delivers a fast-paced mix of top headlines,
real-time breaking news, in-depth reporting and expert analysis to
start the day.

Macedo provides live, real-time coverage of major breaking stories as
they unfold. She was on-air live during the first assassination
attempt on President Trump and has anchored on location for major
events, including Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London and the
Harris-Trump presidential debate in Philadelphia.

Macedo is also a breaking news anchor for the ABC News network,
regularly leading special reports across all ABC News platforms. She
led breaking news coverage of the contentious Oval Office meeting
involving President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and
Vice President JD Vance; the Washington, D.C., midair collision; the
Bourbon Street terror attack; the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires; and the
Apalachee High School shooting.

In addition to anchoring, Macedo serves as a correspondent, regularly
appearing on “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight with
David Muir,” “Nightline,” “World News Now” and “Good
Morning America First Look” to report on major stories. She’s also
spearheaded “Inside ADHD,” a special ABC News series exploring the
latest science, misconceptions and personal experiences surrounding
ADHD.

In addition to her work at ABC News, Macedo is the author of the
bestselling book “The Sleep Fix: Practical, Proven, and Surprising
Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work, and More,” and a
keynote speaker, challenging common misconceptions about sleep and
offerings evidence-based strategies to improve it. She is a graduate
of Boston College, where she double majored in communications and
political science. Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, Macedo currently
lives in New York City with her husband and two children.
