Tony Cox

Who is Tony Cox?

Tony Cox is an American radio and television journalist who is host of the syndicated radio talk show UpFront with Tony Cox and previously was host of News & Notes on National Public Radio.

Cox is a graduate of UCLA, where he earned a bachelor's degree in English and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre. He started his radio career in 1969 at KFWB in Los Angeles, an all-news station where he was a writer, editor, reporter and anchor. In 1982, he became a reporter and early morning anchor for the Los Angeles television station KCBS-TV. In 1985, he changed stations, joining Los Angeles FOX affiliate KTTV as an anchor and later anchored for KHJ-TV. He also spent 10 years as a senior correspondent for Inside Edition, and has worked on FOX Sports Net’s The Last Word With Jim Rome and as a correspondent for DirecTV Sports.

In 2002, Cox became affiliated with National Public Radio, where his assignments included work as a substitute host on the Tavis Smiley Show and where he later was host of News & Notes.