Ken Jones (news reporter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ken Jones (news reporter)

american reporter, born 1938

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1938

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 13-May-1993

Profession: actor, news presenter, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Kenneth Leon "Ken" Jones (June 9, 1938 – May 13, 1993) was an American television journalist, actor, reporter and news anchor.
He was Los Angeles television's first black weeknight news anchor, working for Los Angeles television station KTTV-TV channel 11 and KNXT channel 2 (now known as KCBS-TV).
Jones was known for his reports on the 1965 Watts riots and the assassination of Sen.
Robert F.
Kennedy in 1968.
Ken Jones also conceived and published, along with his wife Regina Jones, SOUL, a black entertainment newsmagazine, from 1966-82.
In 1992, Ken was diagnosed with bladder cancer and after a short battle with the disease, died in May 1993.