Celebrating Eyewitness News anchor Diana Williams

t's a bittersweet day for the Eyewitness News family -- and the end of an era -- as we celebrate broadcast legend Diana Williams and her brilliant career at WABC-TV.
Diana is retiring following 29 years here at WABC-TV.
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[@DDELE7]

You were a part of my upbringing Diana. Anyone who grew up or lived in New York City these last 25 plus years and watched local news knows your name. Congratulations on your retirement and thank you for your work in bringing the news to me for so many years.

[@shawndenisecoley6400]

I love her so much and she's gonna be missed here. I remember watching her with Mr. Bill Beutel when I was young and I was only 10 years old, lol. She's totally amazing, professional, beautiful, smart, intelligent and I love watching her every night with all of her co workers. I feel that I'm losing a family member and I love her smile which made my day everyday. Thank you Diana for so many great years here on WABC. I love you! God bless you on your retirement and from the Coley family, We Love you!

[@josephishkabibble5863]

She should come out of retirement and sit her butt back in that chair because we need and miss her!!😢

[@katinawhitley9340]

Diana Williams channel 7 news retires after 29 yrs 📰💕 she will be missed .. and she still looks good

[@johnreed9050]

She don't look old enough to have been there 29 yrs

[@riveranormanf.8770]

Wow! I remembered watching her since I was 10 years old. I'm now 40 years old. One of the best in the news business! She is WONDER WOMAN. Congratulations.

[@riveranormanf.8770]

@orphan 200 thanks. Greatly appreciated it.

[@florencechestnut2270]

All the best to you Diana Williams! You will be missed on Eyewitness News.

[@georgecherucheril9947]

Wow! Diana's final words were classy and heartfelt.

[@geomax5470]

I respect anyone who has done the same job for 29 years--not easy to do.

[@turntlanlan8404]

She coulda stayed for at least one more year were gonna miss her😢like equal one bye

[@RANDY4410]

I have watch her her whole career on Eye Witness News very classy person much respect for her one of the greatest news anchors of all times love her and i wish her the very best in her retirement, she brought great news reports over the years, i been watching Eye Witness news since 1973 i seen the greats go and she is one of them God bless her.

[@jessicagurley5915]

Beautiful speech from a beautiful woman with a beautiful heart.

[@davidsamuels777]

Peace and blessings to Mrs. Williams, thank you for the many years of great news coverage. God bless you in JESUS CHRIST name, amen.

[@8oh8]

YOOOOO I didn't need to cry like this!! 😭So happy for you though Diana! I grew up watching and the Eye team! You will be missed but always remembered!! Thank you!

[@KKAkuoku]

Along with the voice of latter-period Bill Beutel and that little animated Oprah Winfrey curtsying in the end credits of her talk show, Diana Williams was/is one of those childhood memories of watching ABC7 that is hard to erase. Not that I want them to be. Goodbye, Diana. And thanks!

[@GreenLeafCityVideoGaming]

*As a former New Yorker, I've been watching ABC 7 Eyewitness News when I was 5 years old. From 9/11 in 2001 to The Northeast blackout in 2003 I was 7 years old.* *I've have seen one anchor and reporter retire one by one and I'd never imagine it would be Diana Williams. These days I've been watching alot of Eyewitness News opens from over the years and now Diana has her last one. Happy retirement Diana Williams.😭*

[@jaygurung4640]

Diana Williams We love you very very very much and will miss you very very much. Wish you a happy and healthy life.

[@elmerortiz1823]

I'm getting sad. Grew up with her as the news anchor I watched. One of a kind.

[@Duracell231]

Came to America 25 years ago and she does not know it but she was like my English teacher. :)

[@yardyouth]

Respect and love to Diana Williams

[@Bronxbornking89]

Congrats on your retirement Diana!!! I grew up watching you on channel 7. We’ll miss you.

[@BDavinci06]

Congratulations to Diana Williams on her time at Channel 7. A NY legendary reporter that will be missed!! Thanks Diane!!

[@GenF91]

Happy Retirement Diana. Thanks for the memories ❤️.

[@catherinejolly7300]

Going to miss you Diana! All the best to you and your family.

[@beemocha]

If you grew up in New York City 🗽 you know who Diana Williams is. She’s a tv legend

[@thebronxbarbariannetwork6530]

I'm going to miss her.she was a great reporter.happy retirement ms.Williams.

[@doloreshuntoon7698]

Happy birthday & retirement, Diana Williams!!! I just hope you're satisfied after twenty-nine years and counting in the making!!!

[@jessenunez1460]

Diana you are one of the greatest i love you and i will miss you on eyewitness news 😘🤟🙌♥️♥️♥️

[@mr2del]

I remember Diana from her time at WNEV in Boston. She worked with people like R. D. Sahl, Kate Sullivan, Harvey Leonard and Dave Wright to name a few. She actually did make a difference in Boston television. GOD bless you, Diana! Thanks.

[@WynterSantiaga]

Diana, the same namesake of my Mother started on my birthday at Eyewitness News 29 years ago. We love you, Diana!

[@richardripke4014]

i had such a crush on her

[@jenniferaquilino4340]

Every one will miss you so much

[@daimonmarioperez9501]

Wow !!! The love on that set is well deserved Diane... God bless your Eyewitness News family and your family at home..

[@robertcarey5971]

Congratulations, Diana Williams. And a Happy retiring. We will miss you.

[@jenniferaquilino4340]

Thank you Diana Williams so much for the eyewitness news team everyone loves you so much

[@margaretgreen8369]

All love to Diana! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@francinendiaye1790]

Mrs. Diana Williams a class act indeed. God bless you and your family. Ameen

[@der22672]

Wow. The closed captioning said she's been on ABC7 for 429 years. Wow, that's impressive. She does look good. What's her secret? 🤣🤣🤣.

[@ekclay7]

Will definitely be missed,great news anchor,beautiful personality..GOD BLESS YOU DIANA.

[@spydog123]

I swear it feels like she's only just started there?! I remember when she joined.

[@donna9592]

Omg, I was watching eyewitness this morning and I said wait a minute where is Diana not knowing she announced her retirement in 2019. Enjoy your retirement Diana you were a great journalist over the years. 🙏🙌

[@magicworld3242]

Congratulations Diana. Many Blessings To You 🙏

[@xander66644]

One of the best of all time.. period!

[@JohnHillRSNStudios]

Congrats to a great career Diana! I remember your days at WBTV and WSOC in Charlotte!

[@tkc5898]

John Hill Yessss I watched her growing up in Rock Hill

[@nycdweller]

I miss Diana Williams. Hope she is doing well.

[@redt4056]

Remember her well, didn't know she retired, remember when it was Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel, and Geraldo Rivera and John Johnson, Melba Tolliver, and Tex Antoine (weatherman)

[@stevekirschman354]

Bless you❤️

[@imal25]

SO LONG DIANA WILLIAMS YOU BEEN A ONE HECK OF THE RIDE.

[@LouisWarren530]

We still miss you DW

[@mariaalexander427]

NY ❤s Diana Williams! God bless😘

[@andylundberg2932]

Who is cutting onions around here?

[@daniloevangelista5798]

Really sad, I liked Diana Williams.

[@pavarsnipe8825]

LOVE THIS.

[@tylernoelsnyderplunkett1993]

We will miss you and good luck

[@carloscash2580]

She is a class act

[@SonicWilliamX]

Good luck, Diana!

[@MultiRabe]

Wow, this send-off, was just as classy as she was! It’s been a pleasure Diana 👍🏼✌🏼

[@Zacheryalderton-dt2vx]

This year should have been 35 seasons

[@immigrationlaw1984]

I will miss her

[@phillipswatson3452]

😎 DIANA YOU AGED GRACEFULLY

[@elisapendleton5710]

I meant to say I enjoyed the eyewitness news team And Diana Williams, enjoy your retirement.😊

[@Smarty2able]

Happy birthday

[@IbraHim-py2bf]

Thank you Diana God bless you your voice any one remember your voice

[@ilas8675]

Diana Williams,,,,,,from this moment on,,,,take time to smell the roses,sleep late,walk around the Manhattan and other boro streets that you once was a reporter on,,,go on family trip, come back home, then go again with just you and hubby! Happiness is ,,,,,faith ,family, friends,good food, having a roof over your head, looking out the window this January, February at the snow n cold,,and knowing that you don't have to go to work, while sade, Lee, bill, and others have to keep soldiering on until their retirement day come!!! Oh happy day!! Yahoo!!! Congrats,,,,keep God first in your life,,,you n spouse, then son, then other loved ones, n friends,,,,,this is the first day of the rest of your life!!!! 😊😅😅😊

[@sambaker7703]

Congrats

[@ZACHERYalderton]

29 years

[@stephenhuntsucker3766]

Watch it with subtitles. It says 429 years. Now that’s quite a career!

[@chocolatemuffin21]

Stephen Huntsucker 👏👏

[@JJJBRICE]

Williams was a reporter and anchor at two stations in little old Charlotte NC before the big time in NYC. She is a graduate of Duke University .

[@Thomas-qy5qe]

i love ABC news

[@gelaisawilliams6866]

Graduation Diana Williams we going’s to Miss you so Much

[@tkc5898]

Gelaisa Williams “Congratulations” 🤔

[@imal25]

GOODBYE FAREWELL AMEN TO DIANA WILLIAMS. SHE WILL BE MISSED.

[@samuelgriffin4167]

Diana Williams been on Channel 7 since 1992

[@maryjessiesantana2789]

yes

[@gameshowguy2000]

Best of luck to her. Bill Beutel would've been proud.

[@thinblacknoodles]

💖💖💖💖🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@donbrassco301]

👏👏👏

[@jenniferaquilino4340]

Liz Cho is the best one for the news ever

[@elisapendleton5710]

I meant to say I enjoy the whole eyewitness news

[@garrysaint-vil725]

She also tackled the difficult question

[@islandblader]

Us 80s borns are really getting old. Another piece of childhood is gone

[@DorvellTStewart]

It’s sad that generally speaking, news anchors/reporters don’t have this kind of staying power anymore.

[@spydog123]

She's leaving?!?! Coulda stayed one more year to make it 30

[@VGMLucifier]

Dee - She’s done 40 altogether with her earlier jobs in broadcasting (inc. 29 at WABC / ABC7), and true it probably would’ve made a more even matter to stay for another year (30 / 2020), but as what she said back when she announced it on May, spending time with her family (including her husband +son who had tragic incidents) became a much more pertinent issue. Best of luck to her though!

[@retroguy1976]

i didn't know she retired

[@anandguruji83]

FAREWELL ABC 7 CHANNEL 7 WABC-TV NEW YORK ANCHORWOMAN DIANA WILLIAMS 1991-2019 0:00

[@anandguruji83]

FAREWELL ABC 7 CHANNEL 7 WABC-TV NEW YORK ANCHORWOMAN DIANA WILLIAMS 1991-2019 0:00

[@samuelgriffin4167]

Don't let Sade Baderinwa leave

[@waynewright2886]

New York News!

[@micheletsimon7357]

Hello

[@jpolar394]

How come when Roger Grimsby or Bill Butel retired, whey didn't get not even half as much attention as she got. Today seems like it's a life of parties. Roger and Bill were the best and they didn't need all the bells and whistles.

[@willd4731]

Bill buetel sat in that seat for how many years and then Diana for 29? Now thats continuity.

[@elisapendleton5710]

I'll go watching her and the whole ten enjoy your retirement diana williams

[@rosemarie.bentleybentley5121]

Good. Luck. Diana❤😂😂😂

[@hummabrown4868]

Word Rip BILLLLLLLLL

[@edmsing]

Some women fight for equality in the office or workplace, no longer have to dress to please the men, being that pretty little lady that must be put up with, laws are passed, so what do some women do? continue to be that pretty little lady hair dyed and greasy lipped that has to be put up with in the office…Seemingly loving the role as an office trophy…especially when appearing on television…

[@auntymary4390]

If JG of Afghanistan Jehovah God bless you Dear God bless the USA

[@metsfanatic6270]

I thought her and Sade were about to kiss.. That would have been some send off.

[@mosmith9187]

She forced into retirement?

[@ricbradley5323]

I mean... 30 sounds better and personally I would have held out lol

[@Daniel-yr7ld]

I think after covid Diana is thankful she retired when she did.

[@dennisdaniels2992]

Diana Williams retired after her 29 year television career!

[@lulolancy]

She leaves looking like Kathie Lee Gifford

[@user-fc9vu7lu2f]

Oh she retired and very unfortunate she is gone. and she and beutel were the abc leaders no way you should watch news anymore.

[@auntymary4390]

HV

[@Elhadjsylla79]

Iu

[@juliewarrington9482]

Enjoy your retirement

[@EnlightenedHeckler]

That's when i ask, " can you still contract covid after vaccine".? Then u have no right!