Karen Davila

Ana (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈdɐbɪla]; born November 21, 1970), known professionally as Karen Davila, is a Filipino journalist and news anchor.

Karen Davila
Born	Kristen Karen Lising Davila (1970-11-21) November 21, 1970 (age 53) Manila, Philippines
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman
Occupations	Broadcast journalist television news anchor radio presenter newspaper columnist
Years active	1994–present
Agent(s)	GMA Network (1994–2000) ABS-CBN (2000–present)
Spouse	Daryl Jake "DJ" Sta. Ana ​ ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2
Relatives	Wil Dasovich (nephew)
YouTube information
Channels	Karen Davila
Years active	2021–present
Genre(s)	Life stories, motivational stories, guest interviews
Subscribers	1.92 million
Total views	261 million
Network	B617 Management & Enterprise (since 2021)
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 25 April 2024

Davila went to high school at the Colegio San Agustin – Makati, where she was batchmates with Kris Aquino and Pinky Webb. She took a degree of Bachelor of Arts major in Mass Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City.

As a professional journalist, she has received awards internationally, including an award from the New York Festival and the Ten Outstanding Young Men Awards for Broadcast Journalism in 2008. She has more than 20 awards in the professional journalism field from both local and international organizations. She was one of People Asia magazine's "People of the Year" in 2013. She was also recognized by the Philippine Senate as one of the Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS). Esquire magazine named her the "Sexiest Woman Alive" in 2015, citing beauty and brains as the sheer formula for the declaration.

Davila is married to DJ Sta. Ana since July 22, 2001, with two children: David and Lucas. She is an advocate for people with special needs, children's rights, government transparency, and journalism.

She is the aunt of Filipino-American actor and YouTube content creator Wil Dasovich.

Davila announced on January 9, 2022, during her conversation with Filipino physician Tony Leachon in her ANC program, Headstart, that she and her family caught COVID-19, although she indicated that they were recovering from the disease. On January 15, she posted on Instagram that she and her fellow TV Patrol anchors Alvin Elchico and Gretchen Fullido have survived COVID-19. On her 52nd birthday, she revealed on Instagram that she had recovered from COVID-19 for a second time.

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