Angelica McDaniel

Who is Angelica McDaniel?

Angelica McDaniel is a Mexican-American television and radio producer. She began her career as an on-air personality for national children's network, Radio AAHS where she hosted a daily afternoon talk show. Soon she began producing the show, "What's Up with Evan Roberts?" for a then 13-year-old Evan Roberts, who would eventually become the youngest afternoon talent for New York sports station WFAN.

In 2001 she joined the start up team of XM Satellite Radio where she executive produced the talk channel BabbleOn 167.

Angelica piloted the national after school Media Smart Youth'' program with Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson. In 2005 she moved to Los Angeles, California where she became a producer for the Emmy award-winning daytime talk show "The Tyra Banks Show" for three seasons, followed by a position as a development executive for Telepictures Productions.

In 2010 she joined CBS as the VP of Daytime Programming, overseeing the launch of the Network's first daytime talk show, Talk''. In February, 2012 Angelica was upped to SVP and became the Head of CBS Daytime. That same year McDaniel was featured on THR's Next Gen 2012 list as one of Hollywood's fastest rising stars and appeared in Variety as a Daytime Impact Nominee. During McDaniel's rookie year as Head of Daytime, CBS nabbed 51 Daytime Emmy nominations and 21 wins, more than any other network.