Short questions with Dana Perino for Dagen McDowell

You've seen america connected screen, but person you ever wondered what we're for illustration off-camera? 

For nan past fewer months, I’ve enjoyed checking successful pinch immoderate of your favourite Fox personalities to study much astir who they are down nan scenes. 

What's nan 1 point Jesse Watters couldn’t unrecorded without? What's Bill Hemmer’s favourite Halloween costume? And what's sitting connected Greg Gutfeld’s nightstand?

But that's not all! The nosy is conscionable getting started.

This week, we're excited to radiance nan spotlight on Dagen McDowell, who joined nan FOX Business Network (FBN) arsenic an anchor successful Sept. 2007. She appears regular connected FBN's "Mornings pinch Maria" (weekdays 6-9 a.m. ET).

She besides makes regular appearances crossed Fox News Channel programs specified arsenic "Outnumbered" (weekdays 12-1 p.m. ET), "CAVUTO Live" (Saturdays 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET) and "The Five" (weekdays 5-6 p.m. ET).

P.S. We person truthful overmuch much successful shop for you. Stay tuned each week for caller editions of "Short Questions pinch Dana Perino" — and if there’s a mobility you want answers to aliases a proposal for nan personification I should question and reply next, time off a statement successful nan comments conception below.

In this week's "Short questions pinch Dana Perino," Dagen McDowell reveals her 3 favourite movies, nan 1 point group would beryllium amazed to study astir her — and nan 1 connection she'd usage to picture America.   (Fox News)

Q: You’re a confederate woman surviving successful a actual jungle. Let’s talk pros and cons. What do you emotion astir surviving successful nan city? And connected nan flip side, what do you miss astir about surviving down South? 

DMcD: In New York City (where I moved successful 1994), I consciousness for illustration I americium surviving astatine nan halfway of nan universe. This is wherever you will find nan top art, theater, euphony and food. 

On and on. Any time, time aliases night. 

I for illustration that I don’t person to ain a car and that I tin unrecorded "small," arsenic my mama would person said. To her, that meant surviving simply. 

Here, you don’t person nan abstraction to accumulate galore belongings. Life is astir your adventures, not your possessions.

"Life is astir your adventures, not your possessions."

Con: NYC is filthy-dirty.

I miss nan quiet of my mini hometown. And my family. 

But I person made my NYC vicinity into a mini town. You only person to opportunity bully greeting to everyone you spot (there are nary strangers, conscionable group you haven’t gotten to cognize yet) and inquire group their names if they unrecorded aliases activity successful nan fewer blocks astir your apartment. 

Being stuck successful NYC during COVID pinch these folks amplified this consciousness of community.

Q: You graduated from Wake Forest University pinch a grade successful creation history. What do you deliberation is astir valuable astir a wide arts education? 

DMcD: I majored successful creation history because I loved creation and planned connected working successful a museum. I sewage to grow my penning and captious reasoning skills and unrecorded successful Venice, Italy.

I’d astir apt take a different awesome today. Back then, Wake Forest was one-tenth nan value it is today. 

"Today I’d skip assemblage altogether. I’d find activity correct retired of precocious schoolhouse and study connected nan job."

These ridiculous college costs unit students to get degrees successful areas that lead to decent-paying jobs correct retired of nan gate. 

Actually, coming I’d skip assemblage altogether. 

I’d find activity correct retired of precocious schoolhouse and study connected nan job.

Q: If you were to shape a movie marathon featuring your all-time favourite films, what 3 movies would apical your list? Bonus: What snacks would you serve?

DMcD: "Goodfellas." "All About Eve." "Fargo."

In that order.

And I’d make nachos.

Q: What is 1 point that group would beryllium amazed to study astir you? 

DMcD: I alluded to this above. I americium ace friends to cleanable strangers.

Q: What confederate comfort food ne'er fails to assistance your spirits?

DMcD: Steamed bluish crabs. Picked extracurricular connected a picnic array covered successful newspaper pinch family.

Q: Name a infinitesimal aliases an opportunity that changed your life. 

DMcD: There are many. Getting a telephone telephone from Neil Cavuto astir 21 years agone asking if I would for illustration to activity astatine Fox News moreover though I had ne'er had a TV occupation before.

Q: What is nan astir adventurous point you’ve ever done? 

DMcD: Backpacking done Europe alone.

"We person guaranteed individual freedoms because of nan Bill of Rights (thanks to Patrick Henry). That is thing exquisitely American."

Mountain-biking galore of nan toughest trails astir Moab, Utah.

Moving to New York City alone. Arriving connected a train pinch a duffle bag.

Q: If you had to picture America successful 1 word, what connection would you take and why? 

DMcD: Freedom. We person guaranteed personal freedoms because of nan Bill of Rights (thanks to Patrick Henry). That is thing exquisitely American.

Q: What is 1 point that you deliberation each female should effort astatine slightest erstwhile successful her life? 

DMcD: Being alone. No roommates. No partner. Soloness.

Q: What is your favourite point astir moving astatine Fox News? 

DMcD: The group and their tireless activity ethic.

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