Dara Brown | |
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Born | Dara Evans Brown 1964 or 1965 (age 58–59) [1] |
Education | New York University |
Occupation | News anchor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Notable credit(s) |
Early Today Substitute Anchor (2006–present) First Look Host (2006–present) |
Spouse | Matthew Schmid (divorced) |
Parent(s) | Karen Peterson Brown David E. Brown |
Family | 1 son Hayden, 1 daughter Victoria |
Dara Brown is a news anchor and senior producer for MSNBC.com. In 2006, she became an alternating host of Early Today on NBC and First Look on MSNBC. [2]
Born Dara Evans Brown, she is the daughter of Karen (née Peterson) and David E. Brown. Dara has a son named Hayden, and a daughter named Victoria. [1] As a child, Brown starred as the title character in the first national tour of the musical Annie. [3] Brown graduated in 1983 from Wall High School in Wall Township, New Jersey. [4] She is a graduate of New York University. [1]
In 1999, she married Matthew Schmid in a Lutheran ceremony in Manasquan, New Jersey. [1] The pair divorced in 2014.
The bride, 34, will continue to use her name professionally