Dana Tyler Married, Bio, Age, Salary, Parents, WCBS【Phil Collins GF】

Name Dana Tyler

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB November 24, 1958. As of 2024, she is around 66 years old.

Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Dana Tyler is a news reporter and anchor who has previously dated famed musician Phil Collins.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

Dana was born on November 24, 1958, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Family : Shortly after her birth, her father moved their family to Worthington, Ohio, to increase his work opportunities.
Education : She spent her schooling life in Worthington and was well-known for her work on the school newsletter. Her teachers from the school were quoted as saying that even back then, they knew she would go far as they could see the drive in her eyes.

After graduating from high school, she received a scholarship to Boston University to study broadcast journalism.
During this time, she also took some acting classes there and found them to be fun.
She states her ethnicity as being half African American. She is a staunch defender of equal rights for all races.

Dana Tyler and Phil Collins Dating :

In mid-2006, Dana began dating musician Phil Collins.
The two were very secretive, and the relation was only confirmed 4 years after they began dating.

After eight years of dating, Dana was said to be dumbstruck when Collins announced he would be leaving her to return to his ex-wife, whom he had divorced just a year before Collins & Tyler got together.
She was said to have gone into a deep shock over the breakup and took three months off from her duties with WCBS to recover.
Collins has gone on record to say that he did not end things respectfully with her, and he wishes he’d done things differently.

Dana Tyler Net Worth, Salary and Career :

Dana’s career in broadcast began in 1985 when she was offered a role with the WBNS-TV News Program in Columbus, Ohio.
She took the opportunity as it allowed her to be closer to her family.

In 1990, she was offered a role with the WCBS network, and after accepting it – she went down in history along with Reggie Harris for being the first all African American team to anchor a newscast in New York City.
During her time with the WCBS, she had the opportunity to anchor alongside such notable names as – Jim Jenson, Brian Williams, Ernie Anastos, John Johnson, Michele Marsh, Chris Wragge, and others. In July 2020, Tyler completed 30 years of working with WCBS-TV.
Until early 2024, she was still working as a news anchor and report for WCBS-TV in New York City, and she hosted the 6 pm newscast. After 35 long years working with WCBS, she finally retired in March 2024.

Tyler’s departure marks the end of an era, leaving viewers with heavy sentiments. She expressed appreciation for the support and memories shared during her time at WCBS/2. Following her announcement, WCBS’s General Manager, Kionne Haggins, expressed the station’s support for Tyler’s decision, wishing her the best in her future endeavors.

Acting Career and Interesting Facts :

Following on from her love of acting in university, Dana has also had the opportunity to act throughout her career :
In 2000, she appeared as herself in episode of Everybody Loves Raymond.
The same year, she appeared in the Woody Allen movie Small Time Crooks, as a TV reporter.

Health Update :

Dana Tyler Illness / Sick : Dana took 3 months leave from work after she broke up from her secretive relationship with Phil Collins.
She was left semi-paralyzed due to the surgery complications upon a slipped disc.

Body & Other Vital Info

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