John Tesh

John Tesh is a pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His "Intelligence for Your Life" radio show airs on nearly 300 stations and is syndicated by Teshmedia in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

In addition, since 2014, he has hosted "Intelligence for Your Life TV" with his wife Connie Sellecca. The syndicated TV program airs on 174 stations that cover 93% of the potential U.S. television audience.

Tesh has won six Emmys, has four gold albums, two Grammy nominations, and an Associated Press award for investigative journalism. In 2007, Tesh won the Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year award by Radio & Records magazine for his radio show. Tesh has sold over eight million records. His live concerts have raised more than $7 million for PBS. He wrote the NBA on NBC basketball theme "Roundball Rock" regarded as one of the most memorable sports themes of all time.

Tesh is also known as the co-host of the television program "Entertainment Tonight." He has previously worked as a sportscaster and host for the Olympic Games, Wimbledon, the US Open, the Tour De France, Ironman Triathlon, and as a news anchor and reporter. In the 1970s, Tesh briefly dated Oprah Winfrey.

In 2018, Tesh was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. In 2019, he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.