Danielle 'Dani' Miskell is a seasoned journalist with seven years of reporting experience, in TV news.
Dani is a general assignment reporter for 10News. You can catch her on either the 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., or 7 p.m. shows.
Dani is also 10News' beat reporter on San Diego's East County, AAPI Community, consumer, and cost of living issues.
In the past year, Dani worked on the morning show. Some of her notable coverage includes the January 22nd storm, being the first reporter on scene to cover the dismantling of the Pro-Palestine encampment at UC San Diego, and the strikes at Rady Children's Hospital and Hilton hotel chains.
In 2024, Dani won first place in the Society of Professional Journalists' category for 'Breaking News', on her coverage of the small plane that crashed in La Jolla, killing the pilot.
Dani got her start in sports reporting; working for a Los Angeles cable TV station for two years. She then pivoted to general assignment news during the pandemic, eager to cover the lock down and Black Lives Matter movement.
In 2021, Dani jumped to Eastern Iowa and took a Weekend Anchor/MMJ position, then moved onto an MMJ position in Lexington, Kentucky. During her time in Kentucky, Dani covered national stories from the historic and deadly Eastern Kentucky floods in 2022, to the Louisville mass shooting in 2023.
Prior to her journalism career, Dani worked at a private equity firm as a Marketing Associate. She was responsible for co-writing press releases, plus managing marketing materials for both the business development and investor relation teams. She also worked with the firm's global event planning team.
Dani graduated Cum Laude from Vanguard University of Southern California in 2009, with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, with an emphasis in Journalism. In 2008, she was the President of her university's Journalism chapter.
Dani is a California-native and grew up in Monterey. She loves playing music and going to concerts in her spare time. Dani also has family in San Diego and is a proud dog mom to London, her two-year-old Bichpoo puppy.
To email her your story idea, she can be reached at Danielle.Miskell@10news.com.
