Dagen McDowell Biography

Dagen Mcdowell is an American Journalist, anchor, and analyst on the Fox Business Network. Dagen is also the business correspondent for the Fox News Channel. Likewise, she is a former business contributor on the ‘Imus in the Morning radio show.

Dagen McDowell Age and Birthday

Dagen is 54 years old as of 2023. She was born on 7 January 1969 in Brookneal, Campbell County, Virginia, United States. Dagen celebrates her birthday on 7 January every year.

Dagen McDowell Height and Weight

McDowell stands at a height of 5 feet and 5 inches tall. She weighs 56 kilograms. Furthermore, her body measurements such as breasts, waist, and hips are 34-24-35 inches.

Dagen McDowell Family, Parents, and Siblings

Dagen was born and raised by her parents in Campbell County, Virginia, from a family of Irish background. However, there is not much information about her parents and siblings are know.  Therefore, we shall update this section once information regarding her parents and siblings are discovered.

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Dagen McDowell Husband

McDowell is married to Jonas Max Ferris. He is an investment advisor and works for ‘Fox News’ as an economic analyst. The couple met on the channel when they were chosen to counter each other’s arguments on a show about mutual funds. They got married in 2005. They are not known to have any children. They own a pet Chihuahua named Ramon. Previously, she was married to another person but eventually, they got divorced however, the identity of the person is still unknown. We will update the section once the details come out to the public.

Dagen McDowell Education

Dagen completed her High School education in her hometown. She later attended Wake Forest University where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Arts History.

Dagen McDowell Career

Currently, Dagen is working as  co-host of the show ‘Mornings with Maria.’ It is an opinion, news, and business program being aired on the ‘Fox Business Network.’ Maria Bartiromo is the lead anchor of the show. She is also a regular guest on the show ‘Hannity.’ It is a political talk show hosted by Sean Hannity.

Before venturing into her journalism career, Dagen McDowell worked as an attendant at a dressing room. She also sold beer at a golf course. Later, she started her career as a financial journalist with the newsletter division of the magazine ‘Institutional Investor.’Before making her entry into TV anchoring, McDowell worked for the magazine ‘SmartMoney.’ It was a magazine that dealt with personal business, published by the ‘Wall Street Journal.’ She contributed to the website ‘SmartMoney.com’ too.

She wrote a personal finance column titled ‘Dear Dagen’ for the website ‘TheStreet.com,’ through which she clarified the doubts put forward by her readers. Since 2003, McDowell has been working as a business correspondent with ‘Fox News Channel.’ She is a regular guest on the news and business talk show ‘Your World with Neil Cavuto.’ It is a show that is aired on weekdays on ‘Fox News Channel.’ The show covers several aspects, such as the movement of the stock market through the day and the political and other factors that may affect stock prices.

In September 2007, she began working as an anchor with the ‘Fox Business Network.’ McDowell is an anchor on the show ‘Markets Now’ on the network. It is a daily business program that is aired from 11 am to 3 pm on weekdays. McDowell appears in the 11 am to 12 pm time slot. Furthermore, she was seen as a weekly panelist on the show ‘Cashin’ In.’ It was a business analysis program. The show had a section named ‘Cashin’ In Challenge,’ wherein every panelist was handed over some cash to deal in the securities market. McDowell won the “challenge” for three consecutive years, in 2013, 2014, and 2015. She defeated three other panelists, all of whom were professional money managers.

Prior to that, Dagen also served as a panelist on the business analysis show ‘Cavuto on Business.’ She was a business contributor on the radio show ‘Imus in the Morning.’ It was a long-running show hosted by Don Imus. McDowell also appears as a semi-regular panelist on the daytime news and talk show ‘Outnumbered.’ It has four female panelists and a male panelist, discussing the events of the day. McDowell also appeared on the American talk show ‘The Five,’ which discussed current stories, political issues, and pop culture. In 2016, she took over as the host of the business analysis program ‘Bulls and Bears,’ which was previously hosted by Brenda Buttner.

Dagen McDowell’s Net worth and Salary

Dagen has an estimated net worth of $ 5 million dollars as of 2023. She also receives a salary of $ 350,000 annually. Her primary source of wealth is her career as a broadcasting journalist.

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