John Henry Smith
Host, All Things ConsideredJohn Henry Smith is Connecticut Public’s host of All Things Considered, its flagship afternoon news program. He's proud to be a part of the team that won a regional Emmy Award for The Vote: A Connecticut Conversation. In his 21st year as a professional broadcaster, he’s covered both news and sports.
Before coming to Connecticut Public, John Henry served as Sports Director for NBC Connecticut and as a Public Relations Specialist for Baldwin Media in New Britain.
Earlier in his career, John Henry spent a year-and-a-half as a news anchor and reporter for News 12 Networks. While there, he won a Deadline Award for his breaking news coverage of a shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital. He’s also worked in various roles across the country, including as a morning show reporter and anchor for nationally broadcast Al Jazeera America in New York City, as a sports reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area for Comcast Sports Net Bay Area, and as a sports anchor Raleigh, Miami, and New Orleans.
John is a 1990 graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. He worked as a Financial Analyst in the banking industry before getting a M.B.A. from the University of Rochester (New York) and going to work for Eli Lilly and Company. He also earned his masters degree from Syracuse University in 1999 in Broadcast Journalism and TV, Radio, and Film.
John was born in San Francisco, CA and raised in Detroit, Mich. He and his wife, Belinda, have a daughter, Isabella.
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Sacred Heart University political science professor Gary Rose, sees President-elect Trump's gains among Connecticut voters as a sign of opportunity for Republicans in the state — if they focus on the right issues. -
Toddlers loved Barney. But not everybody loved Barney back. The podcast “Generation Barney” explores why many loved – and some loathed – a sweet, singing dinosaur. Episodes drop Tuesdays through December. -
Longtime Connecticut Democratic strategist Roy Occhiogrosso talks about what Connecticut Democrats did right, and what national Democrats did wrong in the 2024 election. -
With the CT GOP once again in the legislative minority, Len Fasano thinks the party needs to learn from Donald Trump, change its mindset, and run Erin Stewart in '26. -
Phillips, the host of the podcast “Democracy in Color,” tells Connecticut Public’s “All Things Considered” that race has a profound impact on voter behavior, surpassing factors like class, gender and geography.
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A tool developed by best-selling author Steve Phillips incorporates the racial composition of voters into election predictions, by considering the number of people of color in a district, as well as the number who are not voting. -
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong says he's concerned about potential Trump campaign legal challenges, should the former president lose to Kamala Harris in November. -
The leader of a Connecticut Native American education organization explains how her community feels about the holiday and how New England Native American life was different. -
For 150 years, the Mark Twain House and Museum has stood as a monument to one of America’s greatest authors. Its interim leader talks about why Twain's legacy endures. -
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes says once Connecticut cities and towns identify most important climate change projects, her agency will do what it can to help find available money to pay for it.
