John Kennedy O’Connor Biography
John Kennedy O’Connor is an English-American Multimedia Journalist working for KIMA as a News Director and Main Anchor. He has been working for the station since June 2023 after working for Stars, The Agency.
John Kennedy O’Connor Age
O’Connor is 60 years old as of 2024. He was born in 1964 in North London, London. However, he has not disclosed the day or the month he was born.
John Kennedy O’Connor Height
O’Connor stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 8 inches.
John Kennedy O’Connor Family
O’Connor has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if O’Connor has any siblings.
John Kennedy O’Connor Wife
O’Connor is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of O’Connor being in any past relationship with anyone.
John Kennedy O’Connor Net Worth
O’Connor has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Multimedia Journalist.
John Kennedy O’Connor Salary
O’Connor earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
John Kennedy O’Connor Television Career
O’Connor works as a News Director and Main Anchor at KIMA-TV. He started his television career at UK Channel Five where he joined Justin Lee Collins. O’Connor provided guidance for Collins’ endeavor to represent a country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in the show Eurovision: A Song For Justin in May 2010. During the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway, O’Connor made appearances on Aljazeera TV, BBC World News, and BBC News Channel alongside James Dagwell on E24.
Following a one-on-one interview, he triumphed in PopMaster on BBC Radio 2’s Ken Bruce show, participating in a Eurovision spoof against Paddy O’Connell. He repeated this feet in 2012 against BBC Moscow Correspondent Steven Rosenberg. He also featured on ITV News and BBC Local Radio live from Oslo. O’Connor was showcased in the documentary The Secret History of Eurovision, aired on More4 in the UK in 2011.
O’Connor has served as the primary on-screen host for CreativeLive, an educational broadcaster. He also lead various multi-day live broadcasts from the platform’s San Francisco studios since 2013. It was announced via Twitter and PBS.org that O’Connor was producing a PBS series on international architecture by the end of 2014. The first episode, filmed in Kuala Lumpur and San Francisco with César Pelli as the subject, aired as part of a six-part series featuring Norman Foster and I.M. Pei across the US during the summer of 2015. O’Connor was filming a travel series focusing on India, Nepal, and Myanmar in August 2015.
O’Connor assumed the role of host for FacebookLive, broadcasting bi-weekly on the social network’s blueprint platform in February 2020. He became the host of the occasional corporate online newscast, The Zero Trust Exchange, produced by ZScaler in May 2021. O’Connor became the news anchor for NBC and CBS Northern California channels KIEM-TV and KVIQ-LD starting in February 2022. By July 2023, he had transitioned to become the primary news anchor for CBS station KIMA-TV in Washington.
John Kennedy O’Connor Radio Career
O’Connor served as the American correspondent for the digital station Gaydar Radio in the UK until the station ceased operations. He provided reports for the Neil and Debbie Breakfast Show, covering live events such as the Golden Globe Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Oscars. Additionally, he reported on the gay march held on May 17, 2009, in Moscow, Russia for Sky News. O’Connor has been a regular contributor to Sky News, Fox News in New York, and ERT in Athens, reporting back to the UK. He has made appearances on BBC World News, BBC News 24, and “Today” on BBC Radio 4 with John Humphrys. In addition to this, he appeared in BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon with host Steve Wright and actress Brooke Shields.
His contributions extend to various BBC Radio programs, including BBC Radio 5 Live, The Big Toe Show on BBC Radio 7, and BBC Radio Scotland. There are also numerous local BBC Radio stations, where he has appeared as a guest alongside personalities such as Nicky Campbell, Judi Spiers, Richard Bacon, Paul Henley, Ted Robbins, and Liz Kershaw. O’Connor has also been featured on the BBC World Service and LBC Radio. UK Channel 4’s Jon Snow conducted a live interview with O’Connor from Chicago when news of a scandal related to the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 broke in May 2008. In Ireland, O’Connor has made guest appearances on Key 101 FM Radio with Eurovision winners Dana and Paul Harrington, RTÉ One’s Rattlebag, Newstalk Radio, and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio Ulster.
In Australia, O’Connor has become a frequent contributor to various ABC Radio National programs, including the now-defunct Perspective program hosted by producer Sue Clark. He offers commentary on British and international politics as well as popular culture issues. O’Connor has reported on various stories, including the underlying racism of the 2008 US General Election, Gordon Brown’s ascension as British Prime Minister.
O’Connor also covered stories such as the international media coverage of the 2007 Australian federal election for the program. He has made regular appearances on ABC’s Radio National Breakfast Show with Fran Kelly. Additionally, he appeared in various local radio stations in Australia, and was the featured guest on an hour-long special on the Triple J ABC station.
John Kennedy O’Connor Newspaper Career
O’Connor’s written work has been featured in various publications in the United Kingdom. This include the Sunday Express, Daily Mail, Radio Times, Private Eye, Northern Woman, and The News of the World. In the United States, he maintained a syndicated column based in San Francisco, primarily appearing in Playlands magazine, a local entertainment guide. He has been interviewed by prominent media outlets such as The Guardian, The New York Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. O’Connor has also been interviewed by the San Jose Mercury News, the Houston Chronicle, and other American newspapers. Additionally, he was profiled in Meetings & Conventions Magazine.
For the 60th anniversary of Eurovision, The Telegraph published O’Connor’s accurate predictions leading up to the competition. The Star also featured a detailed discussion on the UK’s chances in the 2015 contest. Previously, Oikotimes.com published a series of seven articles authored by O’Connor in January 2011, which traced the history of Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest. Simultaneously, the UK Daily Mail quoted from an article penned by O’Connor for ESCInsight.com. This was while reporting on the BBC’s selection of the group Blue to represent Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
O’Connor was spotlighted in the UK editions of Metro for their “60 Seconds Interview” column in 2006. In 2007, he contributed on-camera segments for both the Associated Press and Reuters for broadcast, along with video appearances on AOL’s Big Story. He has also been interviewed online by ESCToday.com and Oikotimes.com regarding the Eurovision Song Contest.
John Kennedy O’Connor KIMA-TV
O’Connor is working at KIMA-TV where he works alongside other famous KIMA-TV meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Alan Sillence
- Mike McCabe
- Scott Stovall
- Jefferson Donovan
John Kennedy O’Connor Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 1.4k followers on Twitter.
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