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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Gov. Ned Lamont got a lot of what he wanted during the latest legislative session, according to CT Mirror Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Pazniokas. But the Democratic governor said he'll veto one bill he doesn't want. -
Former ACLU leader Nadine Strossen said a new federal antisemitism proposal will expand the definition of the term. She says that will stop criticism, but it won't stop hate. -
A researcher, who's written a book on modern protests like the ones were seeing at Yale, UConn, Columbia and other campuses, said they aren't as effective as protests of the past. -
The Israel-Hamas war is on everyone's mind during this year's Passover, said Bloomfield-based Rabbi Debra Cantor. -
Eclipse enthusiast Kristine Larsen tells you how to enjoy Connecticut's early April eclipse in a way that leaves you with good memories and undamaged eyes. -
Biden and Trump easily won Connecticut's presidential primaries on Tuesday. Their victories, while not surprising, will add to their delegate hauls for their party conventions this summer. -
UConn's men's & women's basketball teams are among the most successful programs in college sports. But will the good times stop now that schools can directly pay players? -
In month since the surprise resignation of Connecticut Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelley, replacement Stephen Harding has worked to reassure his caucus and to finish the work Kelley started. -
Mobashar Akram of the Islamic Center of Connecticut foresees a "subdued" Ramadan this year for Muslims as the community anguishes over 30,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza. -
Jason Kelley, director of activism at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says the Kids Online Safety Act could lead to an end of anonymity on the internet.
