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


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About Ken Jones (news reporter)

  • 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.

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