Daniella Lake Bio, Wiki
Daniella Lake is an American Anchor and Reporter working for KESQ News Channel 3 in Palm Springs, California, serving the station as a weekday news reporter and weekend morning anchor. She has been working with this station since October 2025.
Daniella Lake Age
Lake is 23 years old as of 2025. She was born on September 15, 2002, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Lake revealed her birthday through her Instagram post on September 17, 2023. Therefore, Lake celebrates her birthday on the 15th of September every year.
Daniella Lake Height/Measurements
Lake stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Daniella Lake Education
Lake completed a Master of Science in Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (this was from June 2024 to May 2025). Before that, Lake earned a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from the University of California, Berkeley (from the year 2020 to the year 2024).
During Lake’s undergraduate studies, she also joined the University of California Education Abroad Program – there she studied Italian Media and Food Studies in a semester abroad program in Rome, Italy (from January 2023 to April 2023), known as Food, Art, and Society, and hosted by Accent Global and UCEAP. Lake earlier attended Notre Dame High School (from the year 2016 to the year 2020).
Daniella Lake Career
Lake serves at KESQ News Channel 3 as a weekday news reporter and weekend morning anchor. Also, she appears on KDFX, KPSP, and Telemundo 15, besides appearing on KESQ-TV. Before joining KESQ-TV, Lake worked as a Radio News Fellow at KCRW in Los Angeles, California (this was from July 2025 to October 2025).
Also, Lake served as a Multimedia Journalist at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (that was from June 2024 to June 2025). Alongside this, Lake created and hosted her own podcast, “Life Told by a Stranger” (from May 2018 to August 2024), and worked part-time as a Podcast Engineer at UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Changemaker Podcast Studio in Berkeley, California (from August 2022 to May 2024).
At the University of California, Berkeley, Lake held roles within the Black Lives at Cal Research Initiative as Content Creation Team Lead (it was from January 2022 to December 2023) and earlier as a Research Apprentice (from September 2021 to December 2021). Also, Lake gained experience as an NBC Dateline Intern at NBCUniversal in Los Angeles, California (from June 2023 to August 2023), and as an Exhibit Development Intern at the Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History (from June 2022 to July 2022).
Earlier in her career, Lake worked as a Radio Show Producer and Host at KALX Radio 90.7 FM Berkeley (from November 2021 to May 2022), and as an Education Facilitator at The Lawrence Hall of Science (from January 2022 to March 2022). Also, Lake served as an Apprentice at the Los Angeles Public Library (it was from June 2021 to August 2021), and worked as an Arts and Entertainment Reporter at The Daily Californian in Berkeley, California (from September 2020 to August 2021). In addition, Lake was a Racial Justice Intern at Cal Rotaract (this was from February 2021 to April 2021).
At the start of her career, Lake worked part-time as a Youth Worker/Clerk at Los Angeles Public Library in Los Angeles, California (this was from June 2019 to March 2020), completed a Summer Marketing Internship at KCRW (from June 2019 to August 2019), and earlier served as an Administrative Intern at First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood (from June 2018 to August 2018). Lake’s work has appeared in outlets like Fast Company and Rolling Stone – she was even nominated for a SoCal Journalism Award in the year 2025.
Daniella Lake Net Worth
In Lake’s career as an Anchor and Reporter, she has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Daniella Lake Salary
She receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.
Daniella Lake Parents and Siblings
Lake was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, United States, and she is a proud 1st-generation Sierra Leonean American. However, Lake manages to keep information regarding her parents and or whether or not she has any siblings away from the limelight. An update of her family information will be done when available.
Daniella Lake Spouse
Lake manages to keep information regarding whether or not she is in any relationship private. It is also not known whether Lake has ever been in a relationship or not. An update of her marital status will be done when available. During Lake’s spare time, she likes to hang out with her family and friends, dance, explore the Coachella Valley, and try new cuisines and restaurants.
Daniella Lake Volunteer Work
Lake has been a Young Alumni Council Member at the University of California, Berkeley since June 2024. She previously served as a Teen Volunteer and Teen Council Member at the Los Angeles Public Library (that was from June 2016 to May 2019). Also, Lake worked as Community Service Chair at First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood (from June 2018 to August 2018).
Daniella Lake KESQ-TV
Lake works at KESQ News Channel 3 where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- John White
- Jeff Stahl
- Karen Devine
- Peter Daut
- Athena Jreij
- Patrick Evans
- Spencer Blum
- Katie Boer
- Blake Arthur
- Kendall Flynn
Daniella Lake Instagram and Facebook
She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Instagram account, she has about 1.7K followers and she has around 40 followers on her Facebook page.