Dan Plante is a journalist and television news reporter for Kusi.
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Best Known For:The television program KUSI News
Breakthrough:Developed a television reporting career in the Dallas-Fort Worth market
10 Quick Facts About Dan Plante
- Full Name: Dan Plante
- Profession: News anchor and journalist
- Known For: The television program KUSI News
- Current Role: Television news reporter
- Marital Status: Married
- Gender: Male
- Beats: Lifestyle / Human Interest
- Media Level: Local
- Employer Type: TV Station
- Net Worth: $341,000-$4,875,000 (Estimated range)
Dan Plante Age
Dan Plante's exact age is not publicly confirmed.
Education
He attended San Diego State University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism.
- San Diego State University
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree
- Field of Study: Journalism
Career & Work
Dan Plante's career includes news and reporting roles with KUSI-TV, a television station and KTVX-TV.
Organization: KUSI-TV
Role: Television News Reporter
Period: Current; confirmed October 2026
Details: San Diego, California
Organization: KUSI-TV
Role: Television News Reporter
Period: Approximately eleven years before 2011
Details: San Diego, California · Worked at KUSI for approximately eleven years before accepting an anchoring position in Utah.
Organization: KTVX-TV
Role: Morning News Co-anchor
Period: From 2011
Details: Salt Lake City, Utah
Organization: KDFW-TV
Role: Television News Reporter
Period: 1990s
Details: Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas · Worked as a television reporter for FOX 4 in the Dallas–Fort Worth market.
Rise to Fame
Dan Plante rose to prominence for his role on the television show KUSI News.
Notable Works
Notable media work includes KTVX Morning News, KUSI News, and San Diego County Extreme Heat Coverage.
Television
- TV Show: KTVX Morning News (Co-anchor, From 2011) — Early-morning news broadcasts for the ABC television affiliate in Salt Lake City
- TV Show: KUSI News (Reporter) — Local television news reporting for the San Diego market
- Work: San Diego County Extreme Heat Coverage (Reporter, October 2026) — Reported on residents and visitors seeking relief from high temperatures along San Diego County's coast
- Work: Mission Bay Restoration Coverage (Reporter, 2026) — Reported on the De Anza Natural restoration project affecting Mission Bay's wetlands
Notable Coverage
- San Diego County Extreme Heat – KUSI-TV / FOX 5 San Diego – 2026 – Reported on San Diego beachgoers seeking relief during unusually hot weather in early October 2026
- Mission Bay Environmental Restoration – KUSI-TV / FOX 5 San Diego – 2026 – Reported on California Coastal Commission approval of a major Mission Bay marshland restoration proposal
Awards & Achievements
- Emmy Award — NATAS
Dan Plante Family & Relationships
- Father: Bill Plante
Lesser Known Facts
- Is the son of longtime CBS News correspondent Bill Plante.
- Describes himself professionally as a third-generation newsman.
- Worked for KDFW-TV in the Dallas–Fort Worth market during the 1990s.
- Spent approximately eleven years at KUSI before joining KTVX in Salt Lake City in 2011.
- Has worked in television journalism in Texas, California and Utah.
- Was still reporting on San Diego community stories in October 2026.
Personal Information
- Full Name: Dan Plante
- Gender: Male
- Occupation: News anchor and journalist
- Living Status: Alive
- Ethnicity: White
Family & Relationships
- Father: Bill Plante
- Marital Status: Married
Net Worth & Income
- Salary: $51,000–$223,000 (Estimated range)
- Net Worth: $341,000–$4,875,000 (Estimated range)
- Source of Income: Broadcast employment and related professional work
Related Biographies
- Bill Plante(Parent • Father of Dan Plante and longtime CBS News correspondent.)
Online Presence
- X (Twitter):https://x.com/DanPlanteKUSI
