Carson Daly is a pioneer of pop culture across a multitude of media, including network television, radio, the recording industry and digital. He is currently hosting and producing the fourth season of the NBC hit series “The Voice”. His long-running late night NBC series, “Last Call with Carson Daly,” will soon wrap its 12th season and return in the Fall for a 13th season. In addition, Daly continues to host his top rated morning drive radio program on 97.1 AMP FM Los Angeles.
Daly began his career in radio in the early 1990s quickly moving up the ranks as an on-air deejay in five different cities within his first five years. Shortly thereafter, he landed one of the most coveted positions in the business — that of the early evening voice of Los Angeles’ influential and top-rated KROQ-FM. MTV soon recognized his talent and brought him to New York City.
It was at MTV that Daly became distinguished for his roles as gracious host and trendsetter, and
ultimately planted the seed to become the entertainment icon that he is today. As host and
executive producer of MTV’s “Total Request Live” (TRL), he transformed an afternoon music
video program into a must-stop on the publicity circuit for musicians, movie stars and
entertainers alike. It was Daly’s guy-next-door charm that made him so appealing, and more so
trustworthy, as he entered living rooms daily to offer exactly what the audience desired. His
reputation as pop-culture tastemaker was cemented.
In January 2002, his loyal fans followed him to NBC and tuned into his late-night television show
“Last Call with Carson Daly,” which entered its 12th season as a part of the network’s top-rated,
late-night lineup. Re-writing the rulebook for late-night television, Daly has taken his show out
of the studio and on location every night. The strategically curated bookings extend to a wide
array of great storytellers, inspired by Daly’s adoration for the acclaimed “This American Life”
program.
While the show boasts diverse bookings in the worlds of entertainment, politics and sports, it is
the progressive music bookings that have earned Daly his bragging rights among the late-night
crowd. Since day one, “Last Call” has been the show that gives many of the hottest bands their
first break on U.S. television including The Killers, Maroon 5, Ray LaMontagne, Modest Mouse,
30 Seconds to Mars, B.o.B and many more.
At the start of the 11th season, the music network Fuse.T.V. acquired the rights to rebroadcast
“Last Call” for the following day. New and expanded Last Call content, including interviews and
musical performances also appear online on Fuse.T.V.’s site.
For the ninth year, Daly and Universal Media Studios produced the annual New Year’s Eve
primetime special “NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly.” As executive producer, Daly has
led the broadcast on all NBC platforms — both on and offline. Past musical performances have
included Rihanna, Jay Z, Greenday, Sir Elton John, Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Ludacris, Mary J
Blige, Avril Lavigne, Panic! At The Disco, The Ting Tings and Lenny Kravitz.
In January 2010, Daly returned to his radio roots and currently hosts morning drive from 6 a.m.
until 10 a.m. Monday–Friday on KAMP (97.1) in Southern California.
