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Unboxed: A Journalist You Can Relate To

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Doug Freeman / Ad Agency, D & I executive She always comes prepared and ready to dive in. Dara has this infectious energy and welcoming delivery that our attendees love to absorb; which is why we continue to book her. Talent Booking Agent Some people are just born connectors, doer’s with a spirit to make a difference and get to the heart of what’s really going on. Dara sees the big picture by noticing the small things and works to fill in the middle. She is a great talent and definitely underrated in this business, if you ask me. Terry Foster / Author and Columnist
You could tell at an early age that Dara wasn’t in it just to be in it. She wanted to be great and impactful. We call these people in the business difference makers. Mike Hill / Actor and Broadcaster

Hands down, one of the best talents I’ve ever seen! Dara is like no other journalist that I have worked with. She gets into this zone to make things happen. You don’t need to poke your head in, she has it covered. And she lights up a room! Just a pleasant person. Brought many smiles when she was in my newsroom. But, she’s tough! Larry Lawson / News Director

C. Kern / Fortune 100 and Global 500 Executive
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Multi-faceted

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Creativity!

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DARA DELIVERS INFORMATION & CULTIVATES IDEAS.
SHE SPEAKS ON TOPICALITIES.  AND BELIEVES EVERY  SITUATION HAS A STORY.

From the moment she landed her first television job as a teen talk show host in high school by winning a competition, Dara has connected to people and searched for stories to tell on any platform. Always focused on diversifying her journalistic reach, she has thrived working across sectors. “From the start I was interested in not just one beat but, in varying subjects,” she said. “Journalism was my way to explore, bond and inform. I studied my craft and worked whatever available assignment and, even covered stories on my own time to become a complete sponge and orator of information and not be boxed in but, instead one who can contribute on multiple levels in my uber-competitive field.”[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1623764256130{margin-top: -60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background: #fff7ed url(http://www.daraaaronkennedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/dcxc-1.png?id=7581) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}”][vc_column css_animation=”none” width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1605146086068{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623865192303{margin-top: -17px !important;margin-left: 30px !important;}”]

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DARA DELIVERS INFORMATION & CULTIVATES IDEAS. SHE SPEAKS ON TOPICALITIES AND BELIEVES EVERY  SITUATION HAS A STORY.

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Dara has been a talent of TV news, sports, business and entertainment. After humble beginnings in small markets, she has since served on network and show launch teams to millions of viewers and was named a future star in radio early in her career. Aside from traditional outlets Kennedy has appeared in episodic and scripted television and has self-produced from live and remote shoots.
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MODERATING & SPEAKING

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From the United Nations to the European Business Inclusion in Austria Dara has spoken in front of high level participants around the World including n Wall Street, having twice rung the bell at the New York Stock Exchange with organizations focused on global equity and diversity advancement.

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A passionate collector of ideas convertible from thought to content, Dara’s production company aims to help fund and produce inclusive stories. 

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BACK IN THE DAY
GRADUATE COLLEGE Dara landed her first television job in high school by winning a competition to host a teen talk show. She would also report and write for the show which aired on the local cable channels. Always told to gather as much experience as possible, Dara worked at radio stations at night and reported for local newspapers across the country, the first woman of color to cover certain beats of wrestling and bull riding. During summers she worked for local tv stations and interned at CNN on the international desk at its Atlanta headquarters. Dara interned as a one-man band in a small deep south town and ventured back to the floor of Nielsen’s markets after college for her first on-air job and became an advertised anchor and reporter, the first woman of color to do so at the station. JOURNALIST ESTABLISHED SMALL MARKETS SOUTH RADIO, TV, PRINT YOUNG PROFESSIONAL TODAY
MADE IT


She landed a coveted job as a production assistant at ESPN where she worked on a variety of sports. She would shadow on-air talent on her off time and study their scripts to practice anchor delivery. She next joined a start-up production team in New York City where they would win multiple Emmy’s including for documentaries where she played a valuable role. NATIONALLY ON-AIR DIVERSE JOURNALIST
BIG LEAGUE

Dara has been nationally viewed on Fox and CBS Sports, E!, and Nickelodeon. Global viewers have tuned in to SKY and Al Jazeera English where she was the first black woman in those roles. She has had White House security clearance on multiple occasions from covering the Yankees to Politics.

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Listen to the Radio!

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Mentorship, Leadership & Entrepreneurship

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” The future belongs to those who prepare for it today. ”

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