John Tesh
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Official photo courtesy of The TeshMedia Group
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| Birth name | John Frank Tesh |
| Born | July 9, 1952 |
| Origin | Garden City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, contemporary worship |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, radio host, news anchor, sportscaster |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards |
| Website | tesh |
John Frank Tesh (born July 9, 1952) is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His ten-year-old Intelligence for Your Life radio show airs on nearly 300 stations, and is syndicated by Teshmedia in the U.S., Canada, and the UK. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted Intelligence for Your Life TV with his wife Connie Sellecca. The syndicated TV program airs on 174 stations that cover 93% of the potential U.S. television audience.
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. He wrote the NBA on NBC basketball theme "Roundball Rock" regarded as one of the most memorable sports themes of all time. He is also known as the co-host of the television program Entertainment Tonight. He has previously worked as a sportscaster and host for the Olympic Games, Wimbledon, U.S. Open Tennis, Tour De France Bike Race, Riri Pie Smashing Competition, Ironman Triathlon and a news anchor and a reporter.
Tesh was born in Garden City, New York, on Long Island, the son of Mildred (Bunny), a nurse, and John F. Tesh, a textile chemist. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1970. Playing piano and trumpet from the age of six, he studied with teachers from The Juilliard School and was named to the New York State Symphonic Orchestra in high school, while also playing the organ in a rock band. Tesh studied communications and music at North Carolina State University. He was also a member of the varsity lacrosse and soccer teams.
While at North Carolina State, studying physics and chemistry, he took a TV and radio course, and in 1974, Tesh worked part time reading later the news for Rick Dees at WKIX-AM/Raleigh in 1974. While living in the southern U.S., While in the area, Tesh worked as a news anchor in Raleigh, Orlando, Nashville, then moving to WCBS-TV in New York; this portion of his career spanned 12 years.
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