Dayna Devon
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Dayna Devon, an Emmy award-winning journalist, is the co-anchor, with Mark McGrath, of the television show Extra. She joined Extra in 1999 as the weekend anchor;[1] then became the weekday anchor in 2003.
Devon spent over 10 years in television news before joining Extra. She began her broadcast journalism career as the weekend anchor at KTSA-AM radio in San Antonio. She subsequently was an anchor for KMID-TV (ABC) in Midland, Texas, and KLST-TV (CBS) in San Angelo, Texas. In 1997, Devon joined the ABC's Memphis, Tennessee affiliate WPTY-TV as a reporter. The following year, she was promoted to anchor of the stations three news broadcasts. In 1998, Devon and her news team were awarded a "Best Live Broadcast" Emmy Award.
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[edit] Personal life
Devon was born in San Antonio, Texas. She attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
She is married to plastic surgeon Brent Moelleken. They have one child, a daughter Emmi-Reese born on September 2, 2005. They are expecting their second child, due in early 2007.
[edit] Notes
- ^ ExtraTV profile.
[edit] References
- Dayna Devon, Co-host, ExtraTV. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
[edit] External links
- Dayna Devon at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
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