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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Dr. Laine Taylor discusses the challenges faced by parents in Connecticut when seeking mental health care for their children. -
The 80th remembrance of "the day the clowns cried" harkens back to a terrible — and very preventable — Connecticut tragedy under the big top. -
Our goal is that these conversations from the stage really inspire further conversations in our community,” said Connecticut Forum Executive Director Mana Zarinejad. -
A local expert said federal plans to eliminate medical debt from credit reports wont protect Connecticut residents because they are already protected. -
For those who wonder how coveted UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley could turn down Los Angeles for Storrs, "The UConn Blog" writer Aman Kidwai says one situation was right for Hurley, and the other was wrong. -
After parsing through a report about UConn Health's problems, The Hartford Courant's Christopher Keating said the health system's main challenge is the number of hospital beds — or lack thereof. -
What will the NCAA's agreement to directly pay players mean for Connecticut's nearly two dozen college athletic programs? Sports Economist Andrew Zimbalist says those schools may have to field fewer athletic teams. -
The Department of Transportation is currently surveying state motorists to find out what they think about electric vehicles and the number, location and effectiveness of EV charging stations. DOT spokesperson Josh Morgan said the department is looking forward to the results. -
CT Mirror reporter Dave Altimari says Kosta Diamantis is one of the higher-ranked state officials to be arrested that he can remember. And he thinks the arrest will spark change. -
Akiko Iwasaki is included on Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people. She has done landmark work studying long COVID.
