Basil John Biography
Basil John is an award-winning news reporter at ABC8 News, journalist, gamer, voice actor, and singer. He was previously a reporter and fill-in anchor for WWAY News where he covered stories like the chemical GenX in the drinking water and Hurricane Florence.
John served as an intern at WVOX 1460 for three months having Person-on-the-street segments on current events and broadcast 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. for on-air traffic updates. He was also a live reporter at Wolfstock Live for a month at Stony Brook University.
Basil served as a floor director and reporter for Stony Brook Sportsbresk. He assisted with reporting and the floor director for the show to keep everything running smoothly.
Basil was a sports anchor and sports producer for SB News from September 2015 to December 2015. He worked as a Broadcast Marketing Intern for the CBS Corporation in 2016. He contacted Affiliates, fulfilling requests and writing tell lines for CBS Evening News and CBS This Morning.
John was an instructor at The Robert W. Greene Institute for High School Journalists in July 2016 at Stony Brook University. It was a seven-day residential program at Stony Brook University for high school students with a passion for journalism.
Basil John Education
He attended Iona Preparatory School, where he participated in speech and debate competitions, which led to an interest in presenting in front of others.
His love for delivering stories took him to Stony Brook University’s Journalism School in Long Island, where he received a degree in journalism with a concentration in public affairs and a minor in political science.
Basil John Age
Basil was born and raised in New Rochelle, NY. He has however not disclosed his age, date of birth or when he celebrates his birthday.
Basil John Family
John keeps his personal life very private and he has not disclosed any information regarding his father, mother, and siblings.
Basil John Wife
He has not yet disclosed any information regarding his dating life or wife.
Basil John WRIC Channel 8
John joined WRIC Channel 8 News in Richmond, Virginia area to report live for Good Morning Richmond from 4:30 to 7:00 and 9:00.
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