Professional Experience:
- KLAS-TV (CBS), Las Vegas, NV–April 2004-present
Morning News Anchor & Entertainment Reporter, Sept. 2008-present
Co-Anchor of 8 News Now This Morning, 4AM – 7AM, Mon. – Fri.
Field Anchor special broadcasts: Las Vegas Marathon, New Year’s Eve Countdown, Race For The Cure
Interview & Produce Entertainment stories and segments
Manage and update an Entertainment Blog on the station’s website
Newsroom leader in social media
Morning Traffic Anchor, 2006-2008
Produced traffic segments using Beat The Traffic software and presented live reports for 3 hour morning news broadcast
Produced and created my own segment called, “What’s Driving You Crazy?!”
Helicopter Reporter, 2004-2006
Operated FLIR camera system and reported live for Eyewitness News This Morning, 4 p.m., 5 p.m., and 6 p.m newscasts
General Assignment Reporter
Life & Style Magazine, 2006-2008
Freelance Reporter
Covered red carpet and celebrity events in Las Vegas
* I have also freelanced for Radar Online & TV Guide on occasion
WUHF-TV (FOX), Rochester, NY—April 2002-April 2004
Anchor/Reporter
Weekend Anchor & Reporter, The Ten O’clock News
WETM-TV (NBC), Elmira, NY—September 1999-April 2002
Anchor/Reporter
News Anchor/Co-host of 18 News Today, Morning Show 5:30am-7am
Time Warner Cable 8 News, Jamestown, NY—December 1997-August 1999
Reporter/Photographer
WROC-TV (CBS), Rochester, NY—August 1997-December 1997
Assignment Editor
Awards:
Named 4th Place Arts & Entertainment TV personality on Twitter in the U.S. by Cision Navigator (navigator.cision.com)
College of Southern Nevada Women’s Leadership Award, 2010 & 2011
Las Vegas Electronic Media Award, Best Spot News, Plane Crash, 2005
Education:
State University of New York College at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY
Bachelor of Science, 1997
Communications, Video Production and Design; English Minor
2 Comments
Chase on September 5, 2011 at 9:20 am.
Dayna,
You are one of the prettiest women on TV that I have seen. I come down from Seattle every 4-6 weeks and I look forward to seeing you each morning. Your professionalism and stage presence makes you a perfect fit for the morning anchor. Great way to wake up! Looking forward to my next trip. Chase
Judy DiGirolamo on May 18, 2012 at 9:35 am.
For the last few years of working before I retired I would turn on Channel 8 while getting ready for work. Now I enjoy the morning news while having breakfast. I love the up beat and enthusiam you show and yet show the warm hearted side when the story is not so great. Thank you and hope you get a great side kick. You could be another Kelly and Regis and do the show yourself. Ever consider moving up and doing guest appearances. Thank you.
I will miss the team of you and Dave, but you have it handled.! Good Luck..
Judy