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Originally from Pittsburgh, Daisy Jade is a film/television actress, television host and producer. She is the host and co-producer of Fan N’ATion, an award-winning and Emmy-nominated show on KDKA-TV/CBS Pittsburgh, spotlighting Pittsburgh sports fans around the world. Daisy also reports for the city’s lifestyle and entertainment show, Pittsburgh Today Live. Additionally, Daisy is the on-air talent of Pittsburgh’s CW (WPCW-TV), representing the station at live events and producing content for their website and social media accounts. She hosts and produces the web show The CW Buzz.
In 2021, Daisy’s show Fan N’ation won second place for a Keystone Media Award and was nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy. In 2022, Fan N’ation won a Keystone Media Award for Best Regularly Scheduled News or Sports Talk Program.
Prior to joining KDKA-TV/Pittsburgh’s CW Green Team in March 2016, Daisy’s acting career began in 1999 when she was cast in her first national commercial spot. She found a love for animation, including a national show for NASA and Fil-AM TV highlighting the Filipino community in Hampton Roads, Virginia. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, appearing in many national and regional shows, commercials and industrials.
She is also involved with various film organizations in Pittsburgh, including Women in Film and Media Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Film Industry Association (PAFIA), and volunteers for Steeltown’s Elly Awards as well as Pittsburgh Film Office’s Lights! Charm! Stock! events every year.
Daisy graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts and a Certificate in Film Studies in December 2002.
Outside of work, Daisy enjoys trying any form of dance (hip hop, ballroom, salsa), visiting new restaurants/bars or hot spots in Pittsburgh, attending sporting events, and watching new movies or shows. live plays/musicals throughout the city. She also loves to travel and runs a short-term vacation rental in Virginia Beach – Creekside Getaway.
Daisy was recently nominated and selected by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as a member of Pittsburgh’s 50 Finest Class of 2022 to raise awareness and funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
VITAL
- Joined KDKA: March 2016 with the CW Green Team of Pittsburgh
- Hometown: Da’ Burgh, baby!
- Foster mother: University of Pittsburgh – H2P
FAVORITES
- Music: Anything with a good beat I can dance to – Pop, Hip-Hop, Latin, House, etc.
- Film: Dirty Dancing and an unforgettable ride
- TV show: Fan N’ATion and PTL of course! But seriously, so many – Grey’s Anatomy, This is Us, Stranger Things…
- Book: “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie or “Flowers in the Attic” by VC Andrews
- Hobby: Dancing (hip-hop, ballroom, salsa), trying new restaurants/bars, going to see movies or plays/musicals, traveling and managing my Airbnb in Virginia Beach (Creekside Getaway)
- Sport Team: Black and gold all the way – Steelers, Pens, Pirates, Riverhounds…but LOVE WWE!
- Food: Steak and Loaded Mashed Potatoes / Chocolate Covered Pretzels
- Local Restaurant: Too many choices!
- Hidden AP Gem: Daisytown, Pennsylvania lol!
- Sports/Exercise: Dance, peloton spin bike, kickboxing, yoga and wrestling
- Favorite Pennsylvanian: Fred Roger
- Quotation: Obsessed with quotes, so I have a few: “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” – Dr. Seuss OR “Our real life is in daydreams.” – Thoreau OR “Don’t give up on your Day Dream!”
- Word: Keen
- Holiday destination: San Diego, Aruba and Durban, South Africa
- Holiday: Christmas / New Year
- Guilty pleasure: Netflix and Chill… but who has time for that???
- Planet: I wouldn’t leave the earth
THIS OR THAT
- Facebook or Twitter? Both, but especially Instagram
- Cats or dogs? Dogs
- Beatles or Rolling Stones? Beatles
- Comedy or Tearjerker? Both, but I’d probably cry too at some point in comedy
- Phone call or SMS? The texts
- Mac or PC? mac
- Coffee or tea? Neither – Hot Chocolate
- Paper or plastic? Paper
- Morning person or night person? Night
- East Coast or West Coast? East coast girl who loves the west coast
- star trek Where star wars? Star Wars/Mandalorian
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