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| '''Daryn A. Kagan''' (born ], ]) is an author and the creator and host of the award-winning which serves as the base of Kagan's media company that provides hopeful and inspirational news content across numerous platforms ]. Described by the Oprah & Friends website as a destination "that offers daily webcasts hosted by Daryn, as well as positive stories from television journalists and everyday people", Kagan launched her company in November 2006. | |||
| Before creating , Daryn was a news anchor and reporter for ] from ] to ] and for eight years was the news anchor of the ] news show '']'' shown from 10am-12pm ]. Based in CNN's world headquarter of ], Kagan has been described by the Los Angeles Times as a "CNN mainstay." | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| ===Early life=== | |||
| Kagan grew up in ]. She is a ] graduate of ] and a 1985 graduate of ], where she double majored in ] and Communication. | |||
| ===Career=== | |||
| After graduating from Stanford, Kagan sent out hundreds of demo tapes. Kagan was hired for an on-air job at a ] television station, ]. Kagan's next move was to a general assignment reporting position at ] in ]. Wanting to do something other than report typical local news stories each week day, she took on additional duties reporting sports news during the weekend. | |||
| After KTVK did not renew Kagan's contract , Jim Walton, the head of ], hired Kagan as an anchor and a news reporter. She went on to cover events including the ], the ], and ] championships from Russia. Kagan was later hired by CNN's news division and as a news anchor and a reporter. She also served as host of ] when that show debuted. | |||
| After becoming a CNN news anchor, Kagan reported on presidential and mid-term elections. She reported on-site from the Middle East during the second ] and the ] sniper attack investigation. Kagan traveled to ] with musician ] where she reported on ] and ] for all of the CNN networks. While in Africa, Kagan maintained a daily blog on CNN.com of her reports and experiences. Additionally, she reported live, from the red carpet, of several ] ceremonies and from the ]. | |||
| Kagan is one of a handful of national news anchors who was on the air live during the ] on the morning of ], ]. She reported throughout that day and, in later days, covered the unfolding story from ] headquarters in ] and from the network's ] bureau. | |||
| After CNN declined to renew her employment contract , Kagan left ] on ], ] to launch her online venture DarynKagan.com, a Web site dedicated to hopeful news stories that inspire. In November 2006, Kagan discussed leaving CNN for the first time with U.S News & World Report | |||
| Kagan launched DarynKagan.com, on ], ]. Two days later, Kagan featured an author whose book moved from 100,000th position in the ] book sales list to 646th position in one day after a single appearance on Kagan's site . '']'' has described Kagan's site as having an "emphasis on stories that illustrate the triumph of the human spirit."] ''The Times-Picayune'' newspaper in New Orleans calls the site a "Web of Hope." ]. In a Style section cover story on Kagan, the '']'' noted she "has remade herself like a phoenix rising from the ashes." In an interview with the '']'', Kagan said "I think it's really important to be informed. I just also think it's important to be inspired." . | |||
| In addition to her online venture, Kagan has extended her brand of inspiring news stories to television news documentaries and books. . Her first film, the award-winning aired on ] stations in 2007. Kagan produced and narrated the film which told the story of one American woman who fought for and changed the lives of thousands of people living with ] in ]. Kagan's first book, (Meredith Books) was released on April 8, 2008 by Meredith Books, which was described by the Associated Press as "50 stories about people who overcame obstacles to achieve dreams — starting with her own." . Her next film is called "Solartown USA," and is about "a Wisconsin town that made a commitment to solar power in the 1970s." | |||
| ===Awards=== | |||
| Kagan's post-CNN projects have been honored with awards that include the for Outstanding Documentary -- Long Format for her 2007 news documentary that aired on PBS, , as well as the for which serves as the base of her media company. | |||
| ===Personal life=== | |||
| Kagan sees her story as one of "reinvention," and she speaks around the country on that topic. | |||
| Kagan is ]. Her great-grandfather was a Russian immigrant named Eiser Cohen who came to the United States through ]. Cohen settled in ], ]. Her grandfather, Jack Kagan, later moved to the ] area. Her mother, Phyllis Kagan, is a ] survivor who has appeared on CNN discussing the disease. Kagan has a younger sister named Kallan Kagan, the co-owner of a ] coffee shop, and an older brother named Mark Kagan. | |||
| Kagan is an athlete. She was on her high school track team and remains an avid ]. Kagan has driven in the annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. | |||
| As a former sports reporter, Kagan retains a strong interest in professional sports. She has been on ] sports radio providing her insight. Kagan has denied that she is a ] "junkie" though she says she can chat as "a casual gearhead". | |||
| In ], Kagan became romantically involved with radio talk show host ]. During his ], ], show, Limbaugh mentioned he received an ] message from his "mistress in Georgia" that praised a speech by ]. CNN subsequently denied Kagan made the statements attributed by Limbaugh to his "mistress in Georgia." Kagan and Limbaugh broke up in ]. | |||
| Kagan has adopted two three-legged ], Tripod (whom she has had for 14 years | |||
| ) and I-Lean, and a ], Darla Louise, from rescue shelters. | |||
| Despite hitting her 40s, Kagan refers to herself as a "]". | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * Kagan's Web site | |||
| *Now Kagan is interviewed from ABC News' Time Square studios | |||
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| * in Stanford Magazine, a publication for Stanford alumni | |||
| * Web site for Kagan's award-winning first PBS documentary film | |||
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| * Today Show contributor and Oprah & Friends program host Jean Chatzky interviews Daryn | |||
| * Kagan and former CNN anchor Carol Lin team up online to fight cancer | |||
| * Next Great Thing discusses Daryn Kagan's relationship with ] | |||
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