Danielle Banda

Danielle Banda is an American Media Professional born in Laredo, Texas who has experience in Multimedia Journalism, Videographing, Photographing, Assistant Directing, Acting, Digital Editing, Casting, Producing, and Costuming. She is known for her work in Commercial and Non-Profit Television (2012), Print Media (2015), Radio Broadcasting (2012), Online Blogging (2015), Musical Performing Arts (2012) and Film (2012). Her literary background includes several published works (2005).

Banda graduated with honors from University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism (2016) and is in the process of obtaining her Master of Arts Graduate Degree in Contemporary Communication via Notre Dame of Maryland University (January 2019 - March 2021).

She worked as crew on feature films such as "A Night in Old Mexico" (2013) starring award-winning actors Robert Duvall and Jeremy Irvin, as well as "Endgame" (2015) starring award-winning actors Valente Rodriguez, Efren Ramirez and Rico Rodriguez. Banda worked as cast/crew on several nationally and internationally recognized independent films and docu-series such as "Fearless Fight" (2015), Redemption: Between the Lines" (2016), "Piper" (2017) and "Latino Americans" (2014). She also worked as on-air Travel Host for Global Ink Travel Media's Brownsville, Texas episode with partnership of United Airlines for the "United Hemispheres Travel show" as well as crew on the Comedy Central Documentary, "Jeff Ross: Live by the Border Fence (Quarterly Special #3)" starring comedian Jeffrey Ross (2017).

Banda served as TV Host (2017) and correspondent at KGBT-TV CBS Channel 4 for the syndicated lifestyle show, "Daytime at Nine" which aired weekdays from 9:00-10:00am in San Antonio (KABB-TV FOX 29), Corpus Christi (KQUI-TV FOX 38), the Rio Grande Valley (KGBT-TV CBS 4) and other areas of South Texas. She has also served as on-air fill-in correspondent for the lifestyle show, "San Antonio Living" (2019). Her on-air celebrity interviews include but are not limited to: "The Real" Talk-Show Host & Former Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon Houghton, Fashion Icon Betsey Johnson, Actor/Professional Body Builder Lou Ferrigno, "Winnie the Pooh" Voice Actor Jim Cummings, "Twilight" Actor Jackson Rathbone, Oscar Award-Winning "Coco" Film Voice Actor Carlos Moreno Jr, NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" Reality TV Contestant Abel Gonzalez, New York City "Les Miserables" Broadway Performer Mary Kate Moore, NBA Spurs Player Champion Danny Green, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May, etc.

Recently, she served as TV Lifestyle Host, Correspondent & Producer (2018-Present) for the syndicated entertainment show, "Daytime with Kimberly and Esteban" which airs on KABB-TV FOX 29, KFDM-TV CBS 6, KFOX-TV FOX 14, KSCC-TV FOX 38, KGBT-TV CBS 4, KTXS-TV ABC 12 and other areas of the entire state of Texas (including regions of Northern Mexico). She also served as Host/Creator/Executive Producer of "Valley Views" Lifestyle/Entertainment Show by Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

Today she is TV Lifestyle Host/Creator/Executive Producer/Editor for "Valley Por Vida" Lifestyle/Entertainment TV Show on KVEO-TV NBC 23 as well as Host/Lead Producer/Editor for "Puro 956" Lifestyle/Entertainment TV Show on KVEO-TV CBS 4 via Nexstar, Inc. Banda is signed with L.A. Talent Agency (2012), The Draper Agency LLC (2020) and travels between Texas and California for her career (2019).