Dana Perino Biography
Dana Perino is an American political commentator and author who currently co-hosts FOX News Channel’s (FNC) morning news program America’s Newsroom (weekdays 9-11AM/ET) and The Five (weekdays 5-6PM/ET).
How old is Dana Perino? – Age
She is 49 years old as of 9 May 2021. She was born in 1972 in Evanston, Wyoming, United States. Her real name is Dana Willa Perino.
What degree does Dana Perino have? – Family – Education
She was raised in Denver, Colorado. Her paternal great-grandparents were Italian immigrants, as were two of her maternal great-grandparents. She went to Ponderosa High School in Parker, Colorado, a suburb southeast of Denver. Perino earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Colorado State University Pueblo, as well as minors in political science and Spanish. She was a member of the university’s forensics team and worked at KTSC-TV, the Rocky Mountain PBS affiliate on campus. She also worked the 2 to 6 a.m. shift at KCCY-FM. Perino earned a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS). During her time at UIS, she also worked as a daily reporter for WCIA, a CBS affiliate, covering the Illinois Capitol.
Is Dana Perino’s husband? – Husband
In August 1997, Perino met her future husband, English-born Peter McMahon. They tied the knot in 1998.
How tall is Dana Perino of the five?
She stands at a height of 5 feet 1 inches(1.57 m).
Dana Perino Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth $6 Million.
Dana Perino Salary
When compared to CNN, ABC, CBS, and other national news organizations, Fox News anchors earn the most. The average annual salary for a FOX news anchor is $75,000, or $36 per hour. Fox news anchor salaries are higher than the national average of $58 thousand for all news anchors.
Where dies Dana Perino live?
Perino has been a resident of Bay Head, New Jersey.
Dana Perino Career
She also hosts Dana Perino’s Book Club on FOX Nation, the network’s online subscription-based streaming service. She became a contributor to the network in 2009. As co-anchor of America’s Newsroom, Perino is joined by newsmakers and experts to discuss the day’s top stories and headlines. During The Five, Perino is a member of a roundtable of FNC personalities who discuss, debate, and even debunk the day’s top news stories, controversies, and issues. She previously hosted The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino.
In addition to her roles on America’s Newsroom and The Five, Perino has been a key figure in FNC’s top-rated election and political coverage throughout her time at the network, serving on various panels to break down the latest developments in each major political cycle. Perino most recently anchored live coverage as rioters surrounded the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Prior to that, Perino was a contributor to FNC’s Democracy 2020 election coverage, which had the highest ratings for election night in cable news history, with 14.1 million total viewers.
She also provided political analysis following the 2020 presidential and vice presidential debates, as well as the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Dana recently hosted “43 Portraits: George W. Bush,” a one-hour Sunday special in which he interviewed former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush from Dallas. The in-depth interview was the 43rd president’s first cable news interview as part of his book tour for Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants, which included in-depth interviews with immigrants featured in his paintings.
Perino is a frequent public speaker on political trends, as well as the president of Dana Perino and Company and the founder of Minute Mentoring, a women’s leadership program aimed at developing the next generation of female leaders. She is involved in global maternal and child health and development through the One Campaign and Mercy Ships, and she assists American veterans suffering from PTSD through Companions for Heroes.
Prior to joining FNC, Perino was President George W. Bush’s White House press secretary, making her the first female press secretary in a Republican administration.She worked at the Justice Department and the Council on Environmental Policy during the Bush administration for over seven years. President Barack Obama appointed her to the United States Broadcasting Board of Governors in 2010, where she served for three years after being confirmed by the United States Senate. She previously worked on Capitol Hill, in a private practice public relations firm, and as an Illinois and Colorado reporter.