Kenneth Leon "Ken" Jones (June 9, 1938 â€" 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. The oldest of three
children, Ken was born to Georgia Wood Jones and Henry Leon Jones in
Los Angeles, California. He graduated from John C. Fremont High school
in Los Angeles. He married Regina Nickerson in 1958. Regina is the
granddaughter of William Nickerson Jr., co-founder of Golden State
Mutual Life Insurance Company. Together Ken and Regina Jones had four
sons, Kenneth, Jr., Kevin, Keith, Kory, and one daughter Karen. In
1992, Jones was diagnosed with bladder cancer and after a short battle
with the disease, died in May 1993.He was hired as a reporter for the
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Newspaper in 1954. He became a disc jockey
at KBCA and KGFJ radio and a news director for KDAY radio in L.A. in
1962. He worked as a production assistant for the West Coast edition
of the Huntley-Brinkley Report from 1963-65 which he left to become a
regular newscaster for KRLA radio in Pasadena, a position he held
until 1967 when he was hired as a feature reporter, then was promoted
to weeknight Anchor at KTTV-TV in Los Angeles where he received an
Emmy Award for a one-hour news special, The High Cost of Health Care
May Be Hazardous To Your Health. His growing prominence led to
numerous TV and film roles including The Candidate (1972) and The
Brady Bunch (1972) (TV). Ken worked as a reporter and weekend anchor
at KNXT, now KCBS-TV Los Angeles, in 1980. Jones appeared in many
shows throughout the 1970's and 1980's.
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. The oldest of three
children, Ken was born to Georgia Wood Jones and Henry Leon Jones in
Los Angeles, California. He graduated from John C. Fremont High school
in Los Angeles. He married Regina Nickerson in 1958. Regina is the
granddaughter of William Nickerson Jr., co-founder of Golden State
Mutual Life Insurance Company. Together Ken and Regina Jones had four
sons, Kenneth, Jr., Kevin, Keith, Kory, and one daughter Karen. In
1992, Jones was diagnosed with bladder cancer and after a short battle
with the disease, died in May 1993.He was hired as a reporter for the
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Newspaper in 1954. He became a disc jockey
at KBCA and KGFJ radio and a news director for KDAY radio in L.A. in
1962. He worked as a production assistant for the West Coast edition
of the Huntley-Brinkley Report from 1963-65 which he left to become a
regular newscaster for KRLA radio in Pasadena, a position he held
until 1967 when he was hired as a feature reporter, then was promoted
to weeknight Anchor at KTTV-TV in Los Angeles where he received an
Emmy Award for a one-hour news special, The High Cost of Health Care
May Be Hazardous To Your Health. His growing prominence led to
numerous TV and film roles including The Candidate (1972) and The
Brady Bunch (1972) (TV). Ken worked as a reporter and weekend anchor
at KNXT, now KCBS-TV Los Angeles, in 1980. Jones appeared in many
shows throughout the 1970's and 1980's.
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