Daria O'Neill

Daria Eliuk (O'Neill) (born April 26, 1971) is a radio and television personality and an entertainer in Portland, Oregon, United States. With a background in theatre, she is known for her irreverent humor. Her first major media roles were as a morning host on local radio station KNRK and as a weather woman on Portland's WB affiliate. She has starred in local theatre productions and emceed various events, and selections from her Local Entertainment Guide are available on compact disc. She currently hosts the afternoon show on KRSK "the Buzz" (105.1 FM).

Early life and career

Born April 26, 1971 in Tipton, Iowa and raised in Wyoming, and Montana, O'Neill is a graduate with a degree in theatre from Portland's Reed College. She held jobs as a lifeguard at the Multnomah Athletic Club and as a teacher's aide at Wilson High. She was a co-host with Mike Chase on the morning show "Mike and Daria," and later Bill Prescott, at KNRK Radio in Portland from April 1997 to October 2003. She gained prominence as the weather woman on Portland's Warner Brothers television affiliate, from 1998 to 2000. She was named "Best use of breasts in a weather forecast" in the Willamette Week newspaper's annual "Best of Portland" issue in 2000. In November 2003, she joined the afternoon drive time show at KRSK's "the Buzz" (105.1 FM)(The Afternoon Buzz w/Dr. Doug, Daria & Skippy). In 2007, Dr. Doug & Skippy followed an opportunity to have their own morning show on another station. Daria stayed at the Buzz, bringing on board, Mitch Elliott (a popular Seattle DJ from the now-defunct KLSY Mix 92.5) and her old sketch comedy playmate, Ted Douglass, as producer/side-kick, creating "The Afternoon Buzz w/Daria, Mitch & Ted" (aka "Daria & Mitch w/Producer Ted" or "The Daria & Mitch Show"). She was named Portland's favorite radio personality four years in a row.