MOViN'S AWESOME ADVENTURE #2 All weekend, text-in to win $100 & qualify for the Grand Prize of a MOViN Awesome Adventure to Los Angeles to see Taylor Swift, Jay Sean, Jason Derulo (and so many more) live on stage! Click here for all the details!
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MOViN'S AWESOME ADVENTURE #3 Starting Monday, text-in to win tickets to see JAY-Z coming to the HP Pavilion in San Jose on March 24 & qualify for the Grand Prize of a MOViN Awesome Adventure to New York City to see him perform live on stage! Click here for all the details!
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BIOGRAPHY
YOUR NAME: Mary Diaz
BORN (DATE & PLACE): June 14th Born in Hayward, I live in Union City
YOUR MOTHER’S/FATHER’S OCCUPATION: Dad works in construction. My Mom used to work @ the Nordstron Distribution Center in Newark, but when I told her she was going to be a grandma...she quit! Now she watches my daughter!
NUMBER OF BROTHERS/SISTERS YOU HAVE: None, I’m an only child---it explains a lot! LOL
LOOK ALIKE: Good question, gonna have to come back to that one..hmmm..
YOUR CHILDHOOD HERO: My Mom, we’ve been through a lot, and she always seems so strong!
NAME OF YOUR FAVORITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER. WHAT MADE HIM/HER SPECIAL?: Miss. Gilbert @ Searles School in Union City was my 4th grade teacher and for the made school fun. She made me wanna be a teacher when I grew up!
DID YOU HAVE A NICKNAME GROWING UP? IF SO, WHAT WAS IT?: Grandma still calls me “Maria Conchita”. When I went to Logan High School I played Powder Puff football and we needed to have a nickname to put on our sweats and the girls thought it’d be funny to name me “Mad Mary” since it was opposite of how I was...I still get called it when I run into people from high school! LOL
MARITAL STATUS: Married—shout out to Randy! xoxo
CHILDREN: 1 daughter- Malia Alicia- Love ya Mamas!
LIKES: Prince, spending time with the family, traveling, going to Disneyland any chance I get, watching my daughter dance Hula at shows around the bay area!
DISLIKES: Fake or rude people
PET PEEVE: People who drive slow on the freeway or take 2 spaces when they park their car! LOL..
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Oakland A’s, Oakland Raiders, Warriors, Celtics, Seattle Mariners and L.A. Dodgers (I know, I know...it’s a sentimental thing..lol)
FAVORITE MOViN ARTIST(S): It’s gotta be PRINCE!! Also, Alica Keys, Lisa Lisa, Christina Aguilera & Janet Jackson.
FAVORITE MOViN SONG: Anything from PRINCE !!! See the trend with me...LOL
FAVORITE FOOD: My Mom’s chicken enchiladas.
FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME: PURPLE RAIN of course!! Also love Disney Movies.. Cinderella, Lilo and Stitch & Finding Nemo.
FAVORITE FAMOUS PERSON: PRINCE & Kimora Lee Simmons
FIRST RADIO JOB. WHEN/WHERE/WHAT?: 1998- 2006 at Wild 94.9. Started out as a music intern and then a few months later was on the air... I did a lil of everything!
IF YOU WEREN’T ON THE AIR, WHAT JOB WOULD YOU HAVE & WHY?: If I wasn't in radio I'd probably be an elementary school teacher...but now that I think about it...I'd more than likely have a job somehow working at Disneyland!
PHOTO GALLERIES
MOViN 99.7 @ Salsa, Salud Y Mas 06.20.09 Mary Diaz & the Move Crew was at the Salsa, Salud Y Mas event for a day of food, fun and music! Free entertainment, "Best Tasting Salsa" competition, over 20 non-profit and community based organizations! Click here to view the pix!
Six Flags New Years Eve Party! Countdown to 2009 began with MOViN 99.7 and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom as we celebrated the coming of the New Year on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 with Mary Diaz! Click here to view the pix!