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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hi editors, as part of my work for Beutler Ink on behalf of New Remote Productions. I've disclosed by conflict of interest above and on my User page.
I am requesting updates to the Biography section of the article in-line with current practices laid out by MOS:BIO and content additions based on available reliable sources.
First, I request we change the section heading from "Biography" to "Early life and education" to better fit the proposed content changes.
Second, I request to change the text from the current sentence to the following.
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Diaz grew up in the [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]] and [[Harlem]] neighborhoods of [[Manhattan]]. Her father is [[journalist]] David Diaz. She is of Puerto Rican descent. She attended college at [[Fordham University]].
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hi editors, for my next request, I suggest adding a new paragraph to the beginning of the Career section detailing Diaz's early career. My proposed text is below.
Diaz began working in television at New Jersey PBS affiliate WNET as an assistant to producer Steven Weinstock. In 1995, she began working for Viacom on a documentary about people with HIV, and in 1997 joined MTV as a freelancer.[1][2] She later became a full staff member, working as a producer for MTV News and on the network's documentaries. While in this role, she pitched MTV Cribs to network executives as a way to refresh the traditional sit-down interview format. The show premiered in September 2000.[2] Diaz has been credited with the development of The Osbournes and My Super Sweet 16.[3][4]
An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asked the editor with a conflict of interest to go ahead and make the suggested changes.
Hi editors, for my next request, I propose combining and updating the last 3 paragraphs of the Career section to make it more complete and accurate. I think it also summarizes the content more, makes them sound less promotional, and cleans up the references so they are consistent and complete. My proposed changes are below in the TextDiff and a rendering of the changes is in the box below that.
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She left MTV to work as an independent producer forvariousnetworks,andhelpeddevelophitssuchas''[[MobWives]]''onVH1 and ''[[TheRealHousewivesofNewJersey|Real Housewives of New Jersey]]''onBravo.
DiazwashiredbyVH1 in 2014wheresheserved as seniorvicepresident of East Coast Development. Diazwashiredasexecutivevicepresidentofunscripted Programming andDevelopmentfor MTV and VH1inJune2016,then was promotedtohead of unscriptedprogramminginNovember2016, and servedinthatpositionuntilApril2018. Herfocuswasshifting the networkstowardscreatingmoreunscriptedtelevisionshows,whichincreasedviewershipgreatly. Shehasoverseen the programmingschedule,andhelpeddeveloporgrow''[[Love&HipHop|Loveand Hip Hop]]'', ''[[StevieJ&Joseline: GoHollywood|StevieJ&Joseline]]'',''[[Martha&Snoop'sPotluckDinnerParty|MarthaandSnoop'sPotluckDinnerParty]]'',''[[BlackInkCrew]],''''[[HipHopSquares]]'' and a reboot of ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''. She helpeddevelopextensionstopopularpreviouslycanceledshowssuchas ''[[Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant]]'', [[TotalRequestLive|''TRL'']], ''[[The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros]]''and''[[JerseyShore: FamilyVacation|JerseyShoreFamilyVacation]]''. ShehelpedcreatetheU.S. versionof''[[ExontheBeach(U.S. TVseries)|ExontheBeach]]'',whichhadthebiggestpremierofanyunscriptedshowsince2014. In2017,sheoversawthecreationof''[[FloribamaShore]]''and''[[SiestaKey(TVseries)|SiestaKey]]'',whichwerethesecondandfourthnewshowsfortheyear,respectively.
In 2007, Diaz left MTV to work as an independent producer where she developed several shows for different networks, including [[VH1]]'s ''[[Mob Wives]]'' and [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo's]] ''[[The Real Housewives of New Jersey]]''. She returned to Viacom (now [[Paramount Global]]) in 2014 as Senior Vice President of East Coast Production and Development at VH1. In 2016, she was promoted to Executive Vice President for Unscripted Programming on VH1 and MTV and two years later was elevated President of Programming and Development for MTV, VH1, and the Logo Group. During this time, she developed a variety of shows popular in the 18-34 age demographic, including ''[[Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party]]'', ''[[Love & Hip Hop]]'', ''[[Floribama Shore]]'', ''[[Siesta Key]]'', ''[[Black Ink Crew]]'', ''[[Hip Hop Squares]]'', ''[[Jersey Shore: Family Vacation]]'', ''[[Ex on the Beach]]'', ''[[The Amber Rose Show]]'', and a reboot of ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''. She was also responsible for renewing ''[[Total Request Live]]'', ''[[Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant]]'', and ''[[The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros]]''.
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