Jonathan Mark Ralston was born on July 13,1959 and is an American journalist, political commentator, and former talk show host.
10 Facts About Jon Ralston
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Jon Ralston's show, Ralston Live, was seen each weekday on the two Nevada PBS stations in Las Vegas and Reno until being discontinued on June 21,2016.
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In 2017, Ralston launched The Nevada Independent, a nonprofit online news site devoted to Nevada business and government.
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Jon Ralston was born in Morristown, New Jersey and grew up in Buffalo, New York, where he attended Williamsville South High School.
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Jon Ralston received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University in 1981 and a Master of Arts in journalism from the University of Michigan in 1983.
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In 2014, Jon Ralston appeared as an actor in the Amazon original series Alpha House.
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Jon Ralston's show was discontinued on June 21,2016 by KLVX and KNPB.
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NPR originally repeated Jon Ralston's reporting as did other media outlets, but removed it after only being able to find evidence of a chair being lifted in the air but not of one being thrown.
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Jon Ralston launched a digital news publication in early 2017 titled The Nevada Independent, and Jon Ralston announced he would disclose the sources of its donations.
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Jon Ralston married Sarah Hoeveler, a former TV reporter and anchor, and they had one child.