Dagen McDowell Bio
Dagen McDowell is an American journalist. Currently, she serves as an anchor and co-host of The Bottom Line on Fox Business as well as a commentator and guest host on Fox News. McDowell joined the FOX Business Network (FBN) as an anchor in September 2007. She appears daily on FBN’s Mornings with Maria (weekdays 6-9 am/ET).
Dagen served as a business correspondent for the Fox News Channel (FNC) since 2003, where she was a regular guest on Your World with Neil Cavuto. She also makes regular appearances across FOX News Channel programs such as Outnumbered (weekdays 12-1 pm/ET), CAVUTO Live (Saturdays 10 am-12 pm/ET), and The Five (weekdays 5-6 pm/ET).
Before entering broadcast news, McDowell wrote a personal finance column for TheStreet.com called “Dear Dagen.”Additionally, she has also worked for SmartMoney magazine and SmartMoney.com. McDowell started her career as a financial journalist at the Institutional Investor’s newsletter division.
Dagen McDowell Age
Dagen is 54 years old as of 2023. She was born on January 7, 1969, in Brookneal, Virginia, USA. She celebrates her birthday on 7 January every year and her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Dagen McDowell Height
She stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 56 kg. She has an attractive complexion with brown eyes and blonde hair.
Dagen McDowell Family
Dagen was born in Campbell County, Virginia, from a family of Irish background. Our efforts to find out more about her parents came to no avail since she has not revealed any information about her parents. McDowell has a brother who lives in Virginia.
She graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in art history. McDowell began her career as a financial journalist at the Institutional Investor’s Newsletter Division
Dagen McDowell Husband
McDowell is happily married to her lovely husband Jonas Max Ferris. The couple met in 2001 at Fox News studios during the Cashin’ In show and dated for a few years. They tied the knot in 2005. Their wedding was a low-key affair attended by close friends and family members. Dagen and her husband do not have any children.
Dagen McDowell Fox News
McDowell co-hosted Mornings with Maria on Fox Business from its inception in 2015 until 2023. She also appeared on Imus in the Morning prior to Imus’ death in 2019, and was a weekly panelist for Cashin’ In (she has won the Cashin’ In Challenge three times, in 2013, 2014, and 2015, defeating the other three panelists, all of whom are professional money managers).
McDowell is regularly asked to provide her opinions about economics and politics on Fox News. She served as a panelist on Cavuto on Business and became the host of Bulls and Bears in 2016 following her predecessor Brenda Buttner’s eventually fatal cancer diagnosis. Dagen participates regularly in Outnumbered, The Five, and Gutfeld! She also worked for TheStreet.
Fox Business named Dagen a co-host of a new show called The Bottom Line in December 2022 alongside Sean Duffy. The show debuted on January 23, 2023.
Dagen McDowell Salary
She earns an annual salary of around $350,000 from her work as an anchor and co-host of The Bottom Line on Fox Business as well as a commentator and guest host on Fox News.
Dagen McDowell Net worth
McDowell has an estimated net worth of around $5 million as of 2023. Her main source of income is her successful career as a journalist.