11 Facts About Ron Olsen

Ron Olsen is an American journalist based in Harford County, Maryland.

Ron Olsen has studied vocal interpretation with Lilyan Wilder and Pat Fraley.

Ron Olsen began broadcasting at student-run WMMR Radio at the University of Minnesota.

Ron Olsen later worked in broadcast journalism at KELO-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio; KDKA-TV and radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, and KABC-TV, KHJ-TV, KTLA-TV, and ABC Radio Networks in Los Angeles.

Ron Olsen is a member of SAG-AFTRA, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Los Angeles Press Club.

Ron Olsen served on the broadcast committee of AFTRA's Los Angeles Local prior to the SAG-AFTRA merger.

Ron Olsen was among the first journalists to arrive at the Bundy murder scene and was KTLA-TV's principal field reporter for coverage of the O J Simpson criminal and civil trials, which went on for nearly three years.

Ron Olsen was at the LA police headquarters at Parker Center when the rioting started and later covered the federal trials of the four officers who were charged for beating Rodney King.

Ron Olsen has volunteered for several charities, including the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation and the World Children's Transplant Fund.

Ron Olsen is a member of the Theta Tau Epsilon fraternity.

Ron Olsen is the recipient of multiple Emmy Awards for his coverage of the Malibu Fire in 1993, the Northridge earthquake in 1994, best newscast over 35 minutes in length in 2006 and a Peabody Award for KTLA-TV's coverage of the Rodney King beating in 1991.