 He subsequently established himself as a television news reporter in Miami, where he worked for WTVJ from 1988 till he was hired by CBS in May 1996.In August 1996, Diaz-Balart made history by becoming the first Cuban-American to host a network news program when he began anchoring for the CBS News program "This Morning".By 2000, he was no longer at CBS; he became the anchor of a new Telemundo morning program called "Buenos Dias".