| Dara Brown | |
| Birthname: | Dara Evans Brown |
| Birth Place: | U.S. |
| Education: | New York University |
| Occupation: | News anchor |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Family: | 1 son Hayden, 1 daughter Victoria |
| Spouse: | Matthew Schmid (divorced) |
| Credits: | Early Today Substitute Anchor (2006 - present) First Look Host (2006 - present) |
| Parents: | Karen Peterson Brown David E. Brown |
Dara Brown is a news anchor and senior producer for MSNBC.com. In 2006, she became an alternating host of Early Today on NBC and First Look on MSNBC.[1]
Born Dara Evans Brown, she is the daughter of Karen (née Peterson) and David E. Brown. Dara has a son named Hayden, and a daughter named Victoria.[2] As a child, Brown starred as the title character in the first national tour of the musical Annie.[3] Brown graduated in 1983 from Wall High School in Wall Township, New Jersey.[4] She is a graduate of New York University.
In 1999, she married Matthew Schmid in a Lutheran ceremony in Manasquan, New Jersey. The pair divorced in 2014.