Carson Jones Daly is an
American television host. He is the host of
NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, a
late-night talk show. Before his role as host of that program, Daly was a prominent
VJ on
MTV's Total Request Live, and a DJ for the Southern California based radio station
KROQ. He has also hosted several notable specials including "Macy's 4th of July Spectacular" on
NBC and "NBC's
New Years Eve with Carson Daly". He also co-founded an independent record label named 456 Entertainment.
Personal life
Daly attended
Santa Monica High School and was a member of the school's golf team before graduating in 1991. He attended and graduated from
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is of
Irish descent
and has worked with
Guinness on local "Proposition 3-17" to make
Saint Patrick's Day an official holiday.
[Late Night with Conan O'Brien Interview March 12, 2008]
