American musician and television presenter (born 1952)
Not to be confused with John Test.
John Tesh
Background information
Birth name
John Frank Tesh Jr.
Born
(1952-07-09) July 9, 1952 (age 71) Garden City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Pop, contemporary worship, 20th-century classical music
Occupation(s)
Composer, musician, radio host, news anchor, sportscaster
Instrument(s)
Piano, keyboards
Website
tesh.com
Musical artist
John Frank Tesh Jr.[1] (born July 9, 1952) is an American musician and radio and television presenter. He wrote the NBA on NBC basketball theme "Roundball Rock", and the Intelligence for Your Life radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted Intelligence for Your Life TV with his wife Connie Sellecca.[2]
Tesh has won six Emmys and 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 $7 million for PBS. He has co-hosted the television program Entertainment Tonight. He has previously worked as a sports commentator and host for the Olympic Games, Wimbledon, the US Open, the Tour de France, Ironman Triathlon, and as a news anchor and reporter. In 2018, Tesh was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.
^Ketcham, Diane (July 7, 1996). "About Long Island; John Tesh Proves You Can Go Home Again -- to Garden City". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
^"John Tesh and Connie Sellecca". Radioink.com. April 27, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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