John Tesh

John Frank Tesh (born July 9, 1952) is an American pianist and composer of pop and contemporary Christian music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. Besides playing keyboards (including the piano), he plays the trumpet and sings, and has sold over 7 million records. His John Tesh Radio Show is syndicated on 360 stations and he is also known as the longtime host of the television program Entertainment Tonight. He has previously worked as a sportscaster for the Olympic Games, news anchor and reporter. Tesh has won 6 music Emmys, has 4 gold albums, 2 Grammy nominations and an Associated Press award for investigative journalism. His live concerts have raised more than $20 million for PBS. In 1995 Tesh sold 50% of his record company, GTS, to Polygram for $8 million. Tesh then created Garden City Records which he still owns today.

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