Dan Ponce Bio, WGN, Age, Height, Parents, Spouse, Children, Salary, and Net Worth

Who is Dan Ponce?

Dan Ponce is an American journalist who is working for WGN-TV as an anchor for WGN Morning News from 4 to 6 a.m. alongside Lauren Jiggetts. He joined the station in September 2010. Upon joining the station in 2010, he initially served the station as a general assignment reporter. 

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Dan Ponce Date of Birth / Age

Ponce was born on December 7th, 1973 in Illinois. As of December 2022, he will be 49 years old.

Dan Ponce Height

Ponce stands at a height of approximately 5 feet and 7 inches tall.

Dan Ponce Parents and Siblings

Ponce was raised in Wilmette. He manages to keep information regarding his parents, siblings, and extended members of his family away from the limelight. Even so, his father is named Phil while his mother is named Ann. Born September 26th, 1949, his father is an American journalist and television presenter. Additionally, he serves Chicago Tonight on WTTW as a host. The couple has three kids together counting Ponce; Anthony and Maria.

Anthony serves Chicago’s NBC5 as a reporter and an anchor. Aso, he celebrates his birthday on November 7th. Plus, he has a degree from Indiana University and a graduate degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.  Moreover, he exchanged vows with his wife, Maggie Rife. Maggie serves as a family and a portrait photographer.

They have two kids together, Theo Vincent and Jeronimo James. Theo was born on February 19th, 2016, and is 6 years old as of 2022. James was born on June 11th, 2021, and is a year old as of 2022. Maria serves as a photographer in Chicago. We will however update this information once it’s available to the public.

Dan Ponce Spouse(Wife)

Ponce exchanged vows with his wife, Amy Levell. The couple has a daughter together. Additionally. they reside in Chicago. Nonetheless, the information will be updated once available.

Dan Ponce Kids / Children

Ponce has a daughter named Maya. Maya was born in 2013 and is 9 years old as of 2022. Also, he has a miniature Dachshund dog. However, we will update this information once more details concerning this are available.

Dan Ponce Education

After completing his high school education, Ponce went on to attend Indiana University. Later, he became its graduate with a Bachelor’s degree. Moreover, he joined the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and attained his Master’s degree after completing his undergraduate studies.

Dan Ponce Career

Ponce works for WGN as an anchor for WGN Morning News from 4 to 6 a.m. alongside Lauren Jiggetts. He joined the station in September 2010. Upon joining the station in 2010, he initially served the station as a general assignment reporter. Prior to this, he served Chicago’s ABC7 Eyewitness News as a general assignment reporter.

Nonetheless, his broadcasting career debuted when he served in Lansing, Michigan at WILX-TV. Further, he is the founder of the world-renowned Cappella group, Straight No Chaser on Atlantic Records.

WGN

Ponce works with WGN where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Dina Bair
  2. Robin Baumgarten
  3. Tahman Bradley
  4. Ben Bradley
  5. Ray Cortopassi
  6. Lourdes Duarte
  7. Demetrius Ivory
  8. Mike Janssen
  9. Lauren Jiggetts
  10. Sarah Jindra
  11. Morgan Kolkmeyer
  12. Paul Konrad
  13. Sean Lewis

How Much Does Dan Ponce Earn?

Ponce approximately earns an annual salary that ranges from $100,000-$500,000.

How Much is Dan Ponce Worth?

As an anchor, Poncehas been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges from $1 million to $5 million.

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