Carson Daly Biography
Carson Daly is an American Emmy award-winning host and anchor working for NBC News. He hosts NBC’s “The Voice” and TODAY’s digital studio, the Orange.
Carson Daly Education
He attended Santa Monica High School where he earned his High School Diploma in General Education.. From there, he had to further his education. He joined Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. While there, he was a member of the school’s golf team prior to graduating, where he dropped out to pursue a pro golf career.
Carson Daly Career
Daly started his radio career at College of the Desert. He interned at the former KCMJ FM (now KKUU) under the name “Kid Carson” and also interned for Jimmy Kimmel on the radio. Daly has worked with Guinness on local “Proposition 3-17” to make Saint Patrick’s Day an official holiday. His broadcasting career at the radio station in San Jose, California at KOME. After some time, he was given the 6-10 PM time slot at KOME’s sister station KROQ in Los Angeles.
He also worked at KROQ, and while there MTV recruited him to serve as a VJ during MTV’s summer beach house programming called “Motel California”.Daly was later hired as a permanent VJ at the end of the summer of 1997 and he moved to New York. After relocating to New York City, he started hosting MTV Live. From 1998 to 2003, he hosted MTV’S TRL. TRL was based on two previous shows, “Total Request” and “MTV Live”, both of which had also been hosted by Daly. He introduced the top 10 videos of the day and interviewed celebrity guests.
He began hosting a New Year’s Eve special for NBC, New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly from the beginning of 2003 to 2004. Daly started hosting and executive-producing NBC’s reality music competition The Voice in 2011. During his time there, he was watching blind auditions alongside the contestant’s family members. He became the sole host after social media correspondent Christina Milian departed the show.
Daly became the orange room anchor, and social media reporter on the Today show in September 2013. In addition to that, he served as a fill-in anchor for Willie Geist and the show’s weekend edition (Weekend Today). He is a founding partner along with Bam Margera, Jonathan B. Davis, and Jonathan Rifkind of an independent record label, 456 Enterprise & Entertainment, which released the “Viva La Bands” compilations.
Carson Daly Age
Daly is 49 years old as of 2022. He was born on June 22, 1973, in Santa Monica, California, United States. Daly celebrates his birthday on June 22 every year.
Carson Daly Height
Daly stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 9 inches.
Carson Daly Family
Daly was born and raised in Santa Monica, California. He was brought up along with his sister Quinn. His father was a car salesman Jim “J.D.” Daly and Coachella Valley TV personality, Pattie Daly Caruso. Daly’s mother on the other side was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His father unfortunately passed away of bladder cancer when Daly was a child. Daly’s mother married Richard Caruso after that.
Carson Daly Wife
Daly is married to his better half Siri Pinter, a food blogger. He engaged her in 2013. Siri’s father, Mark Pinter is an actor. Daly and his wife tied the knot on December 23, 2015. Together they share four children. He has opened up about his struggle with generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks. Daly is a Catholic. The family resides in the Village of Flower Hill, in New York. Prior to marrying Siri, he ever was in another relationship. In March 2000, Daly and Tara Reid met on the set of Total Request Live. From there, they began dating and shared an apartment in New York City. On October 29 of the same year, he proposed to her. Unfortunately, their engagement broke off in June 2001.
Carson Daly Net Worth
Daly has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned from his successful career as a host and anchor.
Carson Daly Salary
Daly earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Awards
Throughout his career as a host and anchor, he has received several awards. In 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017, he earned Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program as a producer of The Voice.
Carson Dal NBC News
Daly works at NBC News where he works alongside other famous NBC News anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;
- Chuck Todd
- Hoda Kotb
- Al Roker
- Lester Holt
- Seth Meyers
- Lilly Singh
- Peter Alexander
- Somara Theodore
- Jose Diaz-Balart
- Kate Snow
- Andrea Mitchell
- Garrett Haake
- Kelly O’Donnell
- Mike Memoli
- Marianna Sotomayor
- Geoff Bennett
- Josh Lederman
- Morgan Radford