Diaz-Balart is the recipient of a national Emmy for his work with Telemundo Network . Díaz-Balart received two Emmy awards while working at WTVJ-TV in Miami , an Associated Press Award and four Hispanic Excellence in Journalism Awards , all in the 1980s . He also received a Du Pont and Peabody as well as the Orchid award for best news anchor in the U.S. in 2006 . Media 100 has named him best anchor three times , and Hispanic Business Magazine named him one of the " 100 most influential people in the U.S. " He was given the Silver Circle Award by the National Academy of Television Sciences in 2010 . As of June 2011 , Diaz-Balart has filled in for MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer in the 12 pm time slot , hosting the one-hour program '' MSNBC Live ''
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Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
Jose Diaz-Balart