David Ono
American journalist
David Ono (February 5, 1963 - ) is a Japanese American filmmaker and news anchor for KABC-TV Channel 7 in Los Angeles, California. He is the co-anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News at 4 and 6 p.m. with Jovana Lara. He also fills in for co-anchor Marc Brown at 5 and 11 P.M.
Early life
Born David Johnston in Japan to a Japanese mother and a Caucasian father, Ono moved to the United States with his family at age one. Raised in San Antonio, Texas, he attended the University of North Texas.
Ono stated that he had little contact with his Asian roots as his mother died young and he was raised in a community that was either Caucasian or Latino. Since moving to California he has embraced his biracial heritage and became involved in the Asian American Journalists Association. He adopted the last name Ono, his mother's maiden name, professionally during the early 1990s.
Career
Ono has also worked at KOVR in Sacramento, California, KDBC-TV in El Paso, Texas, KOSA-TV in Midland/Odessa, and KXAS-TV in Dallas. Having joined ABC's Los Angeles O&O KABC-TV in 1996, he has interviewed President Barack Obama and covered major international events, including the Boston Marathon bombing, the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami.
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