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John Tesh

Background information
Born July 9, 1952 (1952-07-09) (age 55)
Origin Garden City, New York, USA
Genre(s) New Age
Contemporary Christian
Occupation(s) Composer
Recording artist
Radio host
News anchor
Sportscaster
Instrument(s) Piano
Keyboards
Years active 1988-present
Associated acts Yanni
Website Tesh.com

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Early years

He was born in Garden City, New York on Long Island, and graduated from Garden City High School in 1970. Garden City New York is a village in central Nassau County, New York, in the USA, which was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Garden City High School is the public high school in the town of Garden City New York, United States. Playing piano and trumpet from the age of 6, 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. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each [1] Tesh studied communications and music at North Carolina State University graduating in 1975. Communication studies is an Academic field that deals with processes of communication commonly defined as the sharing of Symbols over distances in space and time North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, Coeducational extensive Research University located in Raleigh North Carolina Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. While at NC State, he was initiated into Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Lambda Chi Alpha ( ΛΧΑ) headquartered in Indianapolis Indiana, is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC and one of the largest While in the area, Tesh worked as a news anchor at WTVD in Durham, North Carolina. WTVD, channel 11 is an Owned-and-operated station of the Walt Disney Company -owned ABC television network licensed to Durham North Carolina Durham is a city in the US state of North Carolina. It is the County seat of Durham County After graduation, Tesh went to Orlando, Florida to take a television position at WFTV. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. For the defunct television station in Duluth Minnesota, see WFTV (Duluth.

Entertainment Tonight and television career

His television career included a stint as a news anchor and reporter at WSM-TV in Nashville, Tennessee in the 1970s, where he often covered the same stories as Oprah Winfrey who worked at a competing Nashville station. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic WSMV-TV Channel 4 is the NBC television affiliate serving the Nashville Tennessee area Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29 1954 often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American He shuffled from Nashville to Raleigh to Orlando and finally to New York's WCBS where, at age 23, he was their youngest reporter. Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. [1] He later hosted the television show Entertainment Tonight from 1986 to 1996. Entertainment Tonight is a daily Television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United

Tesh also served as a sportscaster for events such as the Tour de France bicycle race from 1983 through 1986 (Tesh has the distinction of being the anchor for the first American broadcast of this event), and gymnastics at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International He also wrote and composed "Roundball Rock", the theme song for the NBA on NBC during the 1990s. "Roundball Rock" is a theme song composed by John Tesh and used for ''The NBA on NBC'' from 1990 - 2002. The NBA on NBC was a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on the National Broadcasting Company television network from

Tesh also co-hosted the show John & Leeza with Leeza Gibbons in the 1990s. Leeza Kim Gibbons (born March 26, 1957) is an American Talk show host

Tesh is also a devoted Star Trek fan. He appeared in "The Icarus Factor", an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, playing a Klingon warrior. " The Icarus Factor " is a second-season episode of Star Trek The Next Generation. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe

Musical career

In 1987, Yanni was putting together his first touring band to promote his album Out of Silence, as well as selections from Keys to Imagination. Yanni (born Yiannis Hrysomallis (Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης classical transcription Giannis Chrysomallis) on November 14, 1954 in Out of Silence is Yanni 's third album released on the Private Music label in 1987 (see 1987 in music) Keys to Imagination is Yanni 's second album released on the Private Music label in 1986 (see 1986 in music) Being good friends, Tesh asked Yanni if he could join the band as keyboardist along with Joyce Imbesi and drummer Charlie Adams, as he'd never been onstage for a live performance and needed the experience. Giovanna Joyce Imbesi, is an American pianist/keyboardist She embarked on her first national tour with Yanni in 1987 to promote his album Out of Silence Charlie Adams is an American drummer percussionist drum engineer composer music producer and film producer Despite already having a full time job with Entertainment Tonight, and the long hours of rehearsal for the band, he did very well, although he did only one tour with Yanni, about 12 shows including the "1988 Concert Series", before being replaced by Bradley Joseph. Entertainment Tonight is a daily Television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United Chameleon Days is Yanni 's fourth album released on the Private Music label in 1988 (see 1988 in music) Bradley Joseph (born 1965 is an American Composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. Later, Yanni helped Tesh get his first recording contract with Private Music. Private Music is an American Record company founded in 1984 by experimental musician Peter Baumann, as a home for instrumental music [2] In the 1990s, John Tesh has been credited with the theme music to Bobby's World, hosted by Howie Mandel, and NBC Sports Basketball.

After Tesh left his 10-year job as co-host for Entertainment Tonight in 1996, he turned his career as a New Age keyboardist. This led to him starting The John Tesh Radio Show in 2003.

In May 2007, Tesh put out "A Passionate Life," a CD that contains songs that he has been writing for over the past 20 years.

In 2008, he will put out a piano gospel dance DVD. It combines Tesh's music, big gospel choirs and hip-hop dance. [3]

John Tesh Radio Show

Tesh currently has a nationally-syndicated radio show called the John Tesh Radio Show, which plays "1980s, 1990s, and today's soft rock" music (or music selected by an affiliate station themselves), interspersed with various factoids and other information Tesh considers useful to listeners, often with topics such as health and well-being. A factoid is a spurious — unverified incorrect or fabricated — statement formed and asserted as a fact but with no veracity. These factoids are called "Intelligence for Your Life. " It is played on radio stations across the United States and Canada. "This show was created for my wife, (actress Connie Sellecca)," he says. Connie Sellecca (born Concetta Sellecchia on May 25 1955 is an American actress and former model of Italian descent who is primarily "She's one of those people where, you look at her side of the bed (and see) six issues of Prevention magazine and five months of Oprah magazine . . . (she) never has time to read any of that stuff . . . I feel there's enough entertainment there - nobody needs to know the latest in the trial of Anna Nicole Smith from us, or who the celebrity birthdays are. Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28 1967 &ndash February 8 2007 better known under the Stage name of Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model So I said, ‘Let's just do something that moves people forward in their life, and we'll do the work for them. '" According to Tesh the show now airs on about 250 stations nationwide, primarily on adult contemporary music stations; select pieces of "Intelligence for Your Life" are broken up and distributed in short form to other radio stations (including talk radio formats) as well, for use on morning shows. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues

Personal life

Tesh, who is a born-again Christian, first married Julie Wright in 1982; they divorced in 1991. He is currently married to Connie Sellecca, and they have a daughter, Prima, together. Connie Sellecca (born Concetta Sellecchia on May 25 1955 is an American actress and former model of Italian descent who is primarily Tesh is a regular church attender at the Crystal Cathedral in Orange County, California. The Crystal Cathedral is a Protestant Christian Megachurch in the city of Garden Grove, in Orange County California. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States.

Awards

In 2007, Tesh was nominated for the Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year award by Radio & Records magazine for his radio show. Radio & Records ( R&R) was a weekly trade magazine that tracked radio airplay from the various genres including pop country R&B and many others Other finalists included Delilah, Blair Garner, Steve Harvey, Kidd Kraddick, and The Lia Show. Delilah Rene Luke (born February 15, 1960 in Reedsport Oregon) almost always simply known as Delilah Blair Garner is the host of the syndicated radio programs After MidNite with Blair Garner and The Blair Garner Show. Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey (born January 17, 1956 in Welch West Virginia) is an American Comedian, Actor Kidd Kraddick is an American radio host. His nationally-syndicated morning radio show, Kidd Kraddick in the Morning The Lia Show, formerly known as Neon Nights, is a nationally syndicated Country music and entertainment radio program hosted by Lia Knight (born 1968 in [4] Tesh was nominated in 2003 for the Grammy for "Best Pop Instrumental Album" for Power of Love. John has also earned three gold albums, six Emmys for his sports themes, and a Keyboard Magazine Award. Keyboard Magazine is a Music -related Magazine that covers the Electronic keyboard instruments [5]

Discography

Videography

References

  1. ^ a b Bio at Crossmap.com
  2. ^ Yanni; Rensin, David (2002). Word Records is a Christian Record label based in Nashville Tennessee. A Thousand Summers (Live at Wiltern Theatre) is a song released in 1988 by John Tesh, (see 1988 in music) Yanni in Words. Miramax Books, 123, 202. ISBN 1-4013-5194-8.  
  3. ^ John Tesh Finds His Groove. NewsMax. com, March 15, 2007. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  4. ^ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards", Radio and Records, September 28, 2008.  
  5. ^ About John. Offical John Tesh Website. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated

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