Dara McIntosh
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Dara McIntosh is an American journalist and television presenter. She has worked in sports as a sideline reporter
, a domestic studio anchor
, and as an American presenter for an international network. She has worked as a celebrity correspondent covering celebrities and red carpet
events.
. She left early to take an internship at CNN
headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia
. She took classes toward her degree locally while working on the internship.
After graduation, she moved to Detroit to work for local radio and TV stations. She also worked for the NBA Detroit Pistons
franchise. McIntosh took her next job at ESPN
headquarters in Bristol, CT as a production assistant. Thereafter, she moved to New York to work for MLB productions, where she was part of a production team nominated for an Emmy for its work on historical chronicles of the legends of baseball. She interviewed Ken Griffey, Jr.
and first stepped onto the Yankee Stadium
field. She then moved south to take an on-air job at NBC affiliate KRBC in West Texas. She worked as an anchor/reporter, where she covered local high school sports and the Dallas professional sports teams.
She moved back to New York in 2005, where she auditioned for the role of host on the Nick at Nite
network show Hi-Jinx. She did not get the job, but she did land a recurring acting role on the show, which included Hollywood stars partaking in pranks on kids. From that role, she was booked as a special reporter for an episode of the Tyra Banks
talk show in its inaugural season.
In 2006 she joined the start up network, Al Jazeera International
, in the Americas bureau as a sports presenter. She worked alongside Canadian sports announcer Brendan Connor
. She attended the White House Correspondents Dinner during President George W. Bush
’s last term.
She reported on various international stories, including the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer
during the Cricket World Cup in Kingston, Jamaica. She reported on the return of the NFL New Orleans Saints
franchise to the Superdome
in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
.
McIntosh freelanced as a New York correspondent on E! Network. She reported on celebrities, red carpet events, and movie premieres for Ryan Seacrest
, who hosted E! News' nightly show. Simultaneously, she filled in as studio host and reporter on Knicks Gamenight in place of Al Trautwig. She reported on the NY Knicks pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows on MSG network.
In 2009 she hosted a radio pilot for NYC affiliate of NPR called The Express.
McIntosh was invited to speak at the World Diversity Leadership Summit at the United Nations. She continued to host, speak and serve as a panelist for the group that holds conferences in Prague, Czech Republic, London, and Washington, D.C.
In September 2011, McIntosh joined New England Sports Network
(NESN) as a freelance reporter covering the New England Patriots
. She has also worked as an in-studio host for NESN Daily.
Sideline reporter
A sideline reporter, also known as a field reporter, courtside reporter , clubhouse reporter or dugout reporter , rinkside reporter or inside-the-glass reporter , on-court reporter , hole reporter , or boundary rider , is a member of the...
, a domestic studio anchor
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
, and as an American presenter for an international network. She has worked as a celebrity correspondent covering celebrities and red carpet
Red carpet
A red carpet is traditionally used to mark the route taken by heads of state on ceremonial and formal occasions, and has in recent decades been extended to use by VIPs and celebrities at formal events.- History :...
events.
Early career
McIntosh worked in TV, radio, and newspapers at Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
. She left early to take an internship at CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. She took classes toward her degree locally while working on the internship.
After graduation, she moved to Detroit to work for local radio and TV stations. She also worked for the NBA Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
franchise. McIntosh took her next job at ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
headquarters in Bristol, CT as a production assistant. Thereafter, she moved to New York to work for MLB productions, where she was part of a production team nominated for an Emmy for its work on historical chronicles of the legends of baseball. She interviewed Ken Griffey, Jr.
Ken Griffey, Jr.
George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. , nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and during his final years, designated hitter...
and first stepped onto the Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...
field. She then moved south to take an on-air job at NBC affiliate KRBC in West Texas. She worked as an anchor/reporter, where she covered local high school sports and the Dallas professional sports teams.
She moved back to New York in 2005, where she auditioned for the role of host on the Nick at Nite
Nick at Nite
Nick at Nite is the nighttime Cable network that broadcasts over the channel space of Nickelodeon on Sundays from 8.p.m.-7.am., Monday through Fridays from 9 p.m.-7 a.m. and Saturdays from 10 p.m.-6 a.m. . Though it shares channel space with Nickelodeon, A.C. Nielsen Co...
network show Hi-Jinx. She did not get the job, but she did land a recurring acting role on the show, which included Hollywood stars partaking in pranks on kids. From that role, she was booked as a special reporter for an episode of the Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, media personality, actress, occasional singer, author and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model, but television appearances were her commercial breakthrough...
talk show in its inaugural season.
In 2006 she joined the start up network, Al Jazeera International
Al Jazeera International
Al Jazeera English is an international 24-hour English-language news and current affairs TV channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It is the sister channel of the Arabic-language Al Jazeera....
, in the Americas bureau as a sports presenter. She worked alongside Canadian sports announcer Brendan Connor
Brendan Connor
Brendan Connor is a Canadian journalist with a wide range of broadcasting experience, including recently working for Al Jazeera English TV, based out of Washington, DC, and Doha, Qatar...
. She attended the White House Correspondents Dinner during President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
’s last term.
She reported on various international stories, including the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer
Bob Woolmer
Robert Andrew Woolmer was an international cricketer, professional cricket coach and also a professional commentator...
during the Cricket World Cup in Kingston, Jamaica. She reported on the return of the NFL New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
franchise to the Superdome
Superdome
Superdome may refer to:* The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans* The Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia* HP Superdome server* Superdome , a 1978 ABC television movie...
in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
.
Recent activities
As a football sideline reporter for the Fox Big Ten Network later that fall, she covered game day stories for the conference football action. She worked with analysts Chris Martin and Wayne Larrivee. She covered the NFL Combine and NFL Draft for the network before accepting a job at CBS College Sports Network in the spring of 2008. As co-anchor for the nightly news and highlight show College Sports Tonight show, she worked alongside Adam Zucker, Greg Amsinger, and Kevin Dunn. She hosted the game day halftime shows each Saturday. That program was cancelled by the end of the year.McIntosh freelanced as a New York correspondent on E! Network. She reported on celebrities, red carpet events, and movie premieres for Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
, who hosted E! News' nightly show. Simultaneously, she filled in as studio host and reporter on Knicks Gamenight in place of Al Trautwig. She reported on the NY Knicks pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows on MSG network.
In 2009 she hosted a radio pilot for NYC affiliate of NPR called The Express.
McIntosh was invited to speak at the World Diversity Leadership Summit at the United Nations. She continued to host, speak and serve as a panelist for the group that holds conferences in Prague, Czech Republic, London, and Washington, D.C.
In September 2011, McIntosh joined New England Sports Network
New England Sports Network
The New England Sports Network, or NESN [NESS-en], is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County, Connecticut and Southbury, Connecticut, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut which is covered by New York City sports networks...
(NESN) as a freelance reporter covering the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
. She has also worked as an in-studio host for NESN Daily.