Denise Dador
Since joining ABC7 in 1998, Denise's mission has been to help Southern Californians improve their lives with timely medical information and advice. Through her reports, L.A's top medical experts become accessible and relatable. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, her stories played a pivotal role in helping Angelenos navigate their changing world. Besides volunteering to help groups that fund medical research and patient care. Denise also represents KABC in her work with various Asian Pacific Islander and Filipino-American community organizations.
Denise grew up in San Francisco. She attended Long Island University in Brooklyn and graduated from Mills College with a degree in communication. At WXYZ-TV in Detroit, she anchored the weekend news and hosted a weekly talk show. At KMPH in Fresno, she was the main anchor of their 10pm news.
Denise has received numerous journalism and community service awards including national recognition for her work with Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches. She received Emmy awards for News Feature Reporting and Outstanding Children's Programming.
Outside of work, Denise is a wife and mother of a teenaged son and daughter who both have big dreams. While she would like to say she is an avid runner or skier, streaming historical documentaries and period dramas has become her latest obsession.
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Contact:
ABC7 Broadcast Center
Attn: Denise Dador
500 Circle Seven Drive
Glendale, CA 91201
818-863-7777
Denise's Stories
Parents increasingly track adult children with apps, raising questions about privacy and trust
A growing number of parents are using smartphone apps to keep tabs on their adult children, a practice some families say enhances safety but others view as a potential invasion of privacy.
Hantavirus: What to know about Sin Nombre virus strain endemic to California
The hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship appears to have stabilized, but there is another type of hantavirus strain endemic to California. Here's what doctors want you to know this summer.
Disney magic helps SoCal children's hospital with MRI scans for young patients
Children often require sedation to conduct MRI scans, but one SoCal hospital is using Disney magic to make scans less intimidating by blending medical imaging with familiar characters.
¿Qué es el metacrilato de metilo? Químico dentro del tanque en Garden Grove y sus efectos
El químico tóxico que se filtra de un gran tanque de almacenamiento en Garden Grove es metacrilato de metilo, o MMA.
What is methyl methacrylate? Chemical inside Garden Grove tank and its effects on humans, animals
The toxic chemical inside the large storage tank that was leaking in Garden Grove is methyl methacrylate, or MMA.
Crece preocupación por calidad del aire debido a incendios en sur de California. Lo que debe saber
Varios incendios forestales que arden en el sur de California están afectando la calidad del aire y esparciendo humo y ceniza por varias comunidades.
Air quality concerns rise as smoke from several SoCal wildfires spreads. Here's what you should know
Multiple wildfires burning across Southern California are impacting air quality and spreading smoke and ash across several communities, prompting health warnings from officials.
As summer travel season nears, here's how to stay safe amid hantavirus, norovirus cases
While the global threat for hantavirus remains low, there is still a chance you could be exposed to the virus while you're traveling.
Los brotes de norovirus y hantavirus en cruceros causan alarma. Esto es lo que necesitas saber
Los expertos en salud insisten en que las precauciones básicas siguen siendo efectivas para prevenir la propagación de enfermedades.
Norovirus and hantavirus outbreaks on cruise ships raise alarms. Here's what you need to know
As the number of norovirus cases rise and hantavirus lingers on cruise ships, health officials advise passengers to take precautionary measures to avoid sickness.