1938 - 1993
Ken Jones American TV News
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Ken Jones was previously married to Regina Jones (1958).
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American TV News Ken Jones was born Kenneth Leon Jones on 9th June, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA and passed away on 13th May 1993 Los Angeles, California, USA aged 54. He is most remembered for KTTV News Los Angeles. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
Ken Jones is a member of the following lists: Emmy Award winners, People from Los Angeles, California and American journalists.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
69 years, 6 months
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69 years, 6 months
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Details
| First Name |
Ken
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| Last Name |
Jones
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| Full Name at Birth |
Kenneth Leon Jones
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| Birthday |
9th June, 1938
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| Birthplace |
Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Died |
13th May, 1993
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| Place of Death |
Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Bladder Cancer
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
TV News, Actor
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| Occupation |
TV News
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| Claim to Fame |
KTTV News Los Angeles
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| Year(s) Active |
1954's–1988, 1954's–1988
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Kenneth Leon 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.
