| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Danamarie McNicholl |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | Born on November 22, 1994. As of 2025, she is around 31 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Spouse / Partner / Engagement | Engaged |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | American |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5’6″ |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Hazel |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Danamarie McNicholl is an American journalist, television anchor, and advocate, recognized for her coverage of local and national news as well as her work promoting disability inclusion in athletics.
- Her advocacy platform, “Roll with It: Empowerment Through Wheelchair Adaptive Sports,” highlights accessibility for athletes with disabilities and has sponsored 28 children to attend wheelchair sports camps.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Danamarie attended the Academy of Our Lady of Peace, an all-girls Catholic high school in San Diego.
- She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Media from Gonzaga University, graduating cum-laude in 2017.
- In 2024, she completed a Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity from Boston University Metropolitan College.
Personal Life, Family and Marriage Details :
- Danamarie is engaged to Matthew Festa, a professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians. Their wedding is scheduled for November 9, 2025, at Luttrellstown Castle, Dublin, Ireland.
- She was born with hip dysplasia, which required multiple corrective surgeries, and this experience inspired her advocacy for disability inclusion in sports.
- Growing up in San Diego, California, Danamarie has family roots in Long Island, New York, through her mother.
- Danamarie enjoys running, hiking, and outdoor activities, and she integrates physical fitness into her daily routine.
- She also competed in the Miss America Organization at a young age and was crowned Miss Washington 2018, later finishing as a Top 15 finalist in Miss America 2019.
- A former competitive pianist, she has performed “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme as her talent piece in the Miss America 2018 competition.
- Her engagement in October 2024 and 30th birthday in November 2024 were important personal milestones.
- Danamarie speaks conversational Spanish and has limited working proficiency in additional languages.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth
- Danamarie began her professional journalism career at KREM-TV/CBS Spokane, working as a general assignment reporter from August 2017 to 2019 and as a morning news anchor from 2019 to October 2021.
- She then joined KFMB-TV/CBS San Diego from September 2021 to September 2023, where she won a local Emmy Award for special event coverage and reported on major stories including an F-18 military jet crash near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
- In November 2023, she became a Miami-based correspondent for Fox News Channel, covering breaking news, natural disasters, political developments, and criminal justice stories across the Southeast.
Awards and Recognition :
- Won a local Emmy Award for special event coverage at KFMB-TV and Student Emmy Awards for her newscast while at Gonzaga University.
- Received the Presidential Bronze Volunteer Service Award in 2013 for her volunteer work supporting children and athletes with disabilities.
- Awarded the Prudential Spirit of Community Service Award for sponsoring children to attend wheelchair sports camps.