Dan Merica Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, CNN, Net Worth, and Salary

Dan Merica Biography

Dan Merica (Daniel Merica) is an American Journalist working for CNN based in Washington, D.C serving as a political reporter, writer, and Editor. He has been working with the network since 2011.

Dan Merica Age

Merica is 34 years old as of 2022. He was born on August 8, 1988, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Dan Merica Height

Merica stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.

Dan Merica Family

Merica was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada with his loving parents, Diane Dickerson his mother, and his father whose names are unknown. He was brought up alongside his sister, Michelle who graduated in 2014 from American University. Moreover, he has a grandfather named George Dickerson who worked as a member of the U.S. Navy in the pacific during world war II. George was elected Clark county’s District Attorney and he was also a member of the Nevada Bar for 7 decades. Unfortunately, his George passed on at the age of 96 years, on February 15, 2019, in Maine.

Dan Merica Wife

Merica is married to Monica Alba, an American Journalist working for NBC News as a political reporter. The two tied the knot on July 27, 2019, at a wedding ceremony held at West shore cafe and inn in Homewood. They first met in New Hampshire, in the year 2015, while they were both reporting on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Furthermore, they engaged in February 2018.

Dan Merica’s Net Worth

Merica has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a political reporter.

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Dan Merica Salary

He earns an annual salary ranging from $20,000 – $ 100,000.

Dan Merica Education

Merica graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and in 2008 he graduated from Nantes University, where he studied Business and French. In 2006 he attended Bentley University and after 4 years he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies. Later on, In the year 2010, Dan Enrolled at American University and after a year he earned a master of Arts in Journalism and public affairs.

Dan Merica Career

Merican works for CNN  based in Washington D.C. where he serves as a political producer. While at the station Dan has covered the White House and also covered Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. He has worked for  CNN for the past five years, holding multiple positions, including intern, online news writer, and news assistant. Dan had “grueling” overnight shifts before transitioning to the politics team. Additionally, he was asked to cover the Democratic Primary, specifically Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and the  2016 presidential race.

Dan says that it was important for him to bounce around early in his career so he could figure out his strongest interests. Moreover, he serves as a political producer at CNN based in Washington D.C.He mostly focuses on how voters across the country feel about their elected officials. t included the reporting on the 2020 election, 2018 2018 midterm, and President Donald Trump’s Clinton 2016 campaign. In addition to that, Dan began covering Clinton in 2014 and reported on her historic fight for the Democratic nomination.

Dan Merica The American Observer

Prior to joining CNN, Merica was working for The American Observer, where he served as a Rotating editor and writer for one year. While at the station Dan planned weekly publications and organized special projects like 8/28 and reported live election coverage. Moreover, he acted as a Managing Editor during the top period of top web traffic and consistently had 1,000 unique viewers. Before that, Dan was an Intern Executive producer of Intern Editon for National Public Radio for six months.

While at the station, Merica managed all staff and the production of intern Edition, a National Public Radio web and audio program for interns. Previously, Dan was a founder and a committee member of project Haiti from January 2010 to June 2010. While at the station, he worked with the community to coordinate the Bentley University fundraising response to the earthquake in Haiti, using our strategic communication plan to raise $35,000 in three months. Merica came to Project Haiti from The Bentley Vanguard, where he was serving as a Managing and News Editor for 3 years.

While at the station Dabn directed and mentored eight columnists and 20 reporters before the official student newsletters. Furthermore, Merica spent six months as News Room Intern at WCVB Channel 5. Where he assisted anchors, reporters, and producers in research and writing of stories and breaking news. Lastly, Dan was a News Room Intern for KVBC Channel 3 for 4 months, where he prepared scripts and assisted in research and on-camera work with anchors and reporters.

Dan Merica Social Media Platforms

He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his  Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 3k followers on Instagram, over 6k followers on Facebook, and over 81k followers on his Twitter accounts.

Dan Merica CNN

Merica is working at CNN where he works alongside other famous CNN meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;

  1. Alex Marquardt
  2. Miguel Marquez
  3. Rene Marsh
  4. Chloe Melas
  5. David McKenzie
  6. Jeanne Moos
  7. Mark Morales
  8. Sara Murray
  9. Chad Myers
  10. Paula Newton
  11. Bianca Nobilo
  12. Patrick Oppmann

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