Danielle is a Multimedia Sports Reporter for WKBN-27, joining Sports Team 27 in April, 2021.
A native of New Jersey, graduating from Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta, N.J., Dani earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.
Prior to joining WKBN-27, Dani has worked extensively in the world of professional and college athletics, including her most recent position as a reporter for 49ers Cal-Hi Sports, a high school sports show airing on NBC Sports California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to her time in the Bay Area, Dani worked as a reporter for Forum Communications Company in Grand Forks, N.D., covering the eight-time National Champion University of North Dakota hockey team. She also spent time in the Pittsburgh area, working for SPORTSFever TV as a sideline reporter.
When she is away from the station, Dani enjoys spending time with her fiancé, Alex, hiking with their two dogs and watching her favorite hockey team, the New York Rangers.
Dani, who was named after football great Dan Marino, is excited to tell your stories and can be reached with ideas at danielle.podlaski@wkbn.com.
