Jon Ralston

For other people of the same name, see John Ralston.
Jon Ralston
Born Jonathan Mark Ralston
(1959-07-13) July 13, 1959
Education Cornell University
University of Michigan
Occupation News writer/anchor
political commentator
Notable credit(s) Ralston Live

Jonathan Mark "Jon" Ralston (born July 13, 1959)[1] is an American journalist, political commentator, and talk show host.[2] His show, Ralston Live, is seen each weekday on the two Nevada PBS stations in Las Vegas and Reno.[2]

Biography

Ralston was born and grew up in Buffalo, New York, USA.[1] He received a BA in English from Cornell University in 1981, and an MA in Journalism from the University of Michigan in 1983.[3][4][5] After completing his education Ralston moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to become a nighttime police reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.[5] In 1986 he was assigned to cover politics and in 1989 he became a full-time political columnist for that same paper.[4][5] In 1999 he sold his newsletter side project to Greenspun Media Group and began writing for the Las Vegas Sun, one of their newspapers.[4] His book, The Anointed One: An Inside Look At Nevada Politics was published in September 2000.[6][7] In September, 2012 Ralston left the Las Vegas Sun.[4] In 2014 Ralston appeared as an actor in the Amazon original series Alpha House.[1] His KSNV Ralston Reports TV show ended on December 12, 2014.[8] On January 7, 2015 he began writing for the Reno Gazette-Journal.[9] As of 2016 he is primarily known for his television show, Ralston Live, a different email newsletter, called Flash, a twice-weekly column for the Reno Gazette-Journal, and appearances as a political commentator on various TV shows and networks including Meet the Press, MSNBC, FOX News, and PBS.[1][4][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jon Ralston - Biography". IMDb. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Ralston Live". Vegas PBS. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Ralston, Jon. "Jon Ralston". Vegas Pundit (ret.). Jon Ralston. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Ralston, Jon. "About". Ralston Reports. Jon Ralston. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jon Ralston". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Ralston, Jon. "Anointed One". Huntington Press. Huntington Press Publishing. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Anointed One Paperback – September 19, 2000". Amazon.Com. Amazon.Com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Roerink, Kyle (2 December 2014). "TV station pulls the plug on Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston’s ‘Ralston Reports". Nevada State Personnel Watch. Ty Robben. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. 1 2 Scott, Kelly (17 December 2014). "Jon Ralston joins RGJ political coverage team". Nevada State Personnel Watch (Ty Robben). Retrieved 11 March 2016.


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