Rocsi Diaz

Rocsi Diaz
Rocsi Diaz
Born	Raquel Roxanne Diaz; November 17, 1981; Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Other names	Lady of 106, Roczilla
Education	Nicholls State University
Occupation(s)	radio personality, television personality, model, actress
Years active	2000–present

Raquel Roxanne "Rocsi" Diaz (also known simply as Rocsi) is a Honduran-born American television host, radio personality, model and actress. She is best known from her time spent as a co-host on BET’s music video countdown program 106 & Park from 2006–2012. She was then a correspondent on Entertainment Tonight from 2012–2014.^[2]

Early life

Diaz was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras but moved with her family to New Orleans, Louisiana. She is of Honduran and Chilean descent.^[3] Rocsi announced on 106 & Park on July 30, 2009, that she suffered from anorexia during her middle and high school years. She was an avid cheerleader during those years, as well. She graduated from West Jefferson High School in Harvey, Louisiana.^[4]^[5] She graduated from Nicholls State University.

Career

After growing up in New Orleans, she launched her career in Dallas, Texas, as a host on the city's premier urban radio station, 97.9 The Beat. At the station, Rocsi cultivated a unique, street-smart style that caught the attention of Boston's Hot 97.7, where she later became a DJ. In 2004, she moved to Chicago where she was hired as midday-hour DJ at radio station Power 92 WPWX-FM,^[6]^[7] and was known as "The Midday Mami".

Television

Diaz appeared on MTV's Fear as a contestant in 2000.

BET personalities AJ Calloway and Free left the network on July 28, 2005.^[8] They were replaced by Big Tigger and Julissa Bermudez. They left and Rocsi on July 6, 2006, won the role of co-host of BET's 106 & Park along with Terrence J.^[9] The show can be seen in over 85 million homes in U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, Africa, Caribbean, and Japan.^[10] For the debut in Japan, she and co-host Terrence J taped footage there, and appeared on MTV Video Music Awards Japan.^[11] In 2007, Rocsi starred as a BET News correspondent in Def Jam: Icon, but only appears in cutscenes on TV and not in fighting mode.

On 19 November 2012, Diaz joined Entertainment Tonight^[12] as a daily correspondent and weekend co-host. In June 2014, Diaz was awarded a Daytime Emmy award as part of the cast for Outstanding Entertainment News Program.^[13]^[14] On 17 September 2014, Diaz was let go from the show as CNN's Nischelle Turner was hired.^[15]^[16]

In August 2013, she was recognised by the National Council of La Raza: Nuestro Pueblo.^[17] She received the Ruben Salazar Award for Communications.

On 23 January 2015, Diaz announced she had been hired by CNN's HLN.^[18]^[19] She is the Los Angeles contributor to their show The Daily Share^[20] that airs from 12–5 pm EST.

In August 2015, she marked the ten year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by returning home with cameras. She showed how her childhood street was bare of homes.^[21]

Diaz serves as the host to the third season of Dating Naked on VH1 replacing the original two-seasoned host Amy Paffrath.^[22]

Diaz provided color commentary for Cannonball on the USA Network alongside Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, who called the play-by-play.

In 2021, she became the host of the new Fox reality singing competition Alter Ego.

Personal life

She is a vegetarian since college and appeared in a PETA ad campaign promoting the diet.^[23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2012	Gangs of Roses 2: Next Generation	Kate
2013	The Last Letter	Claudia
2014	Beyond the Lights	Herself
2015	Soul Ties	Paula
2016	The Bounce Back	Herself
2018	Armed	Maria
2020	Always and Forever	Miranda Scott
2024	Dutch II: Angel's Revenge	Angel Charlie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Fear	Herself/Contestant	Contestant: Season 1
2006–12	106 & Park	Herself/Host	Main Host
2008	Red Eye	Herself/Panelist	Episode: "June 17, 2008"
2009	Brothers	Maxi	Episode: "Christmas"
2012–14	Entertainment Tonight	Herself/Correspondent	Main Correspondent
2013	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Herself	Episode: "Hart vs. Mosley"
2014	Hit the Floor	Reporter	Episode: "Unguarded"
2015	The Meredith Vieira Show	Herself/Panelist	Episode: "Episode #1.178"
2016	Hollywood Today Live	Herself/Guest Co-Host	Recurring Guest Co-Host
2016	Dating Naked	Herself/Host	Main Host: Season 3
2018	Hip Hop Squares	Herself/Contestant	Episode: "Rocsi Diaz Vs. Nina Parker"
2018	Ch@tter	Herself/Host	Main Host
2020	Cannonball	Herself/Host	Main Host
2020	The Top Ten Revealed	Herself	Episode: "Episode #3.20" & "#3.22"
2021	The Masked Singer	Herself/Alter Ego Host	Episode: "The Masked Singer & Alter Ego Sneak Peek"
2021	Alter Ego	Herself/Host	Main Host
2022–23	GMA3: What You Need to Know	Herself/Correspondent	Recurring Correspondent
2023	Celebrity Game Face	Herself/Contestant	Episode: "Celebrity Pecker Problems"
	Soul of a Nation	Herself	Episode: "Hip Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections"
	Ridiculousness	Herself	Recurring Guest: Season 35-37