Who is Monica Dean?
Monica Dean is an American journalist who is working for NBC San Diego as an anchor and a reporter. Further, she serves as a co-anchor of NBC 7’s 4 and 5 p.m. weekday newscasts. She joined the NBC 7 News team in 2004. Also, she has served the station for more than 1 and a half decades.
Monica Dean Date of Birth / Age
Dean was born on April 13th, 1978. She is 44 years old as of 2022.
Monica Dean Height
Dean stands at a height of approximately 5 feet and 6 inches tall.
Monica Dean Parents and Siblings
Dean was born and raised in the U.S. She manages to keep information regarding her parents, siblings, and extended members of her family away from the limelight. Even so, her grandfather, Dr. Dan Cotner was born on April 13th, 1923, and is 99 years old as of 2022. Further, he is the longest-serving member of the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band, and the band’s amphitheater is dedicated to him.
To boot, he played the trombone, piano, organ, stump fiddle, and accordion. Also, she has a brother who celebrates his birthday on June 23rd. Else, she was brought up in a military family as her father served in the army. Additionally, she seems to have a close relationship with her parents as she posts them on her Instagram account. We will however update this information once it’s available to the public.
Monica Dean Spouse(Husband)
Dean exchanged vows with her husband, Kevin Kaiser on July 28th, 2001. As of 2022, they celebrated their 21st anniversary. Kaiser celebrates his birthday on December 29th. The couple has three kids together. Nonetheless, the information will be updated once available.
Monica Dean Kids / Children
Dean has two daughters and a son. Ashley was born on May 30th, 2006, and is 16 years old as of 2022. Her youngest daughter was born November 11th, 2011, and will be 10 years old as of 2022. Further, her son celebrates his birthday on August 27th. To boot, her kids are active in the church. However, we will update this information once more details concerning this are available.
Monica Dean Education
After completing her high school education, Dean went on to attend
half of her senior year of high school as an exchange student in Australia.
Monica Dean Career
Dean works for NBC San Diego as an anchor and a reporter. Further, she serves as a co-anchor of NBC 7’s 4 and 5 p.m. weekday newscasts. She joined the NBC 7 News team in 2004. Also, she has served the station for more than 1 and a half decades. Of late, she debuted a 12-month-long investigation into the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children in San Diego and beyond.
Her findings of the investigation serve as the foundation of a seven-episode documentary series and multimedia platform of content dubbed, “STOLEN,” available at NBC 7. com/stolen. Since its debut in August 2020, her work was acknowledged with a Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) National Murrow Award for “Excellence in Innovation.”
Further, three Regional Murrow Awards, a Golden Mike Award, four Emmy Awards, Silver and Bronze “Telly” Awards, and three awards from the Society of Professional Journalists San Diego chapter. During her just about 2 decades with the station, she has secured Emmy Awards for broadcast spanning the 2007 San Diego Firestorms and the 2016 riots at the Donald Trump Rally in San Diego.
Also, she has assisted in founding the KNSD Academy which is a practical learning program at NBC 7 & Telemundo 20 that presents high school students with careers in TV News. Regularly, she serves as an MC for galas for various non-profit organizations that support sex trafficking survivors, children, and emergency preparedness/response. To boot, she is a fulfilled motivational speaker.
Nonetheless, she began her career in 1998when she served behind the screen at KTTV FOX-11 News in Los Angeles. Moreover, she served in Bakersfield, California, for KBAK and KBFX-TV, the CBS/FOX affiliates. During her quarter-century at the stations, she secured multiple awards from the Associated Press and Kern Press Club for her work.
Also, she has a passion for family, faith, and community. Often, she serves as a volunteer at school where she teaches art to elementary students, moderates classroom book clubs, MCs school happenings, hosts church youth groups, and inspires future journalists through dependent presentations. During the weekends, she frequently cheers from the sidelines of her children’s many sporting activities and fine arts performances.
NBC 7 San Diego
Dean works with NBC 7 San Diego where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Monica Dean
- Dagmar Midcap
- Catherine Garcia
- Mark Mullen
- Marianne Kushi
- Steven Luke
- Sheena Parveen
- Mari Payton
How Much Does Monica Dean Earn?
Dean approximately earns an annual salary that ranges from $100,000-$500,000.
How Much is Monica Dean Worth?
As an anchor, Dean has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges from $1 million to $5 million.