Peter Daut


Peter Daut is an American journalist who has been the weekday afternoon anchor at KESQ-TV in Palm Springs, California, since February 2020.
He was previously an anchor at KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV in Los Angeles. He was born in Torrance, California, grew up in Placentia and graduated from El Dorado High School. Daut then attended the University of Southern California, and graduated cum laude with double degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He also minored in Spanish.
Prior to joining KCBS-TV in September 2014, Daut anchored at WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also worked at KDFW-TV in Dallas.
He has received two regional Emmy Awards.