John Tesh
Radio personality, Musical Artist
1952 –
Who is John Tesh?
John Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old "Intelligence for Your Life" radio show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in the US, Canada, and the UK. Tesh has won six music Emmys, has four gold albums, two Grammy nominations, and an Associated Press award for investigative journalism. Tesh has sold over eight million records. His live concerts have raised more than $20 million for PBS. His NBA on NBC basketball theme "Roundball Rock" is widely considered to be the best sports theme of all time. He is also known as the longtime co-host of the television program Entertainment Tonight. He has previously worked as a sportscaster for the Olympic Games, a news anchor and a reporter.
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- Born
- Jul 9, 1952
Garden City - Also known as
- John Frank Tesh
- John Tesch
- Spouses
- Connie Sellecca
(1992/04/04 - ) - Julie Wright
(1982 - 1991)
- Connie Sellecca
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- North Carolina State University
- Garden City High School
- Employment
- TV News Anchor, WSMV-TV
(1975 - 1976) - News Presenter, WSMV-TV
- TV News Anchor, WSMV-TV
- Lived in
- Garden City
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on July 23, 2013
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