Chris Dietz joined the Action News 36 Team in August 2006. Before coming to the Bluegrass, his career has taken him to television stations in Wisconsin, Texas, Georgia, California and most recently Birmingham, Alabama.

Born in Boston and raised in Milwaukee and Washington D.C., Chris is a graduate of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He first became interested in the TV industry through watching his mom, who has been a producer for nearly 30 years.

With family in the Lexington area Chris now gets to see them more. In his free time he also enjoys reading, playing video games, travelling and watching sports.