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Jon Ralston

Jonathan Mark Ralston (born July 13, 1959) is an American journalist, political commentator, and former talk show host. His 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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Occupation
Journalist
Education
Cornell University (BA) University of Michigan (MA)
Born
(1959-07-13) July 13, 1959 (age 67) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Children
1
Employer(s)
Las Vegas Review-Journal (1984–1999) Las Vegas Sun (1999–2012) Politico (2015–2016) Reno Gazette-Journal (2015–2016)
Political party
Independent (1994–present)

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Jon Ralston

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples13
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Jon Ralston

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related to External links · 4
Jon Ralston → C-SPAN, IMDbAppearances, Official, Ralston
Born · 1
Jon Ralston → (1959-07-13) July 13, 1959 (age 67) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Children · 1
Jon Ralston → 1
Education · 1
Jon Ralston → Cornell University (BA) University of Michigan (MA)
Employer(s) · 1
Jon Ralston → Las Vegas Review-Journal (1984–1999) Las Vegas Sun (1999–2012) Politico (2015–2016) Reno Gazette-Journal (2015–2016)
Occupation · 1
Jon Ralston → Journalist
Political party · 1
Jon Ralston → Independent (1994–present)
Television · 1
Jon Ralston → KLAS-TV and Las Vegas One (1999–2010) KENV-DT, KRNV-DT and KSNV (2010–2014) KLVX and KNPB (2015–2016) KTNV-TV (2016)
Website · 1
Jon Ralston → Official website
Years active · 1
Jon Ralston → 1984–present

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Jon RalstonBorn(1959-07-13) July 13, 1959 (age 67) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.1.00infobox
Jon RalstonChildren11.00infobox
Jon RalstonEducationCornell University (BA) University of Michigan (MA)1.00infobox
Jon RalstonEmployer(s)Las Vegas Review-Journal (1984–1999) Las Vegas Sun (1999–2012) Politico (2015–2016) Reno Gazette-Journal (2015–2016)1.00infobox
Jon RalstonOccupationJournalist1.00infobox
Jon RalstonPolitical partyIndependent (1994–present)1.00infobox
Jon RalstonTelevisionKLAS-TV and Las Vegas One (1999–2010) KENV-DT, KRNV-DT and KSNV (2010–2014) KLVX and KNPB (2015–2016) KTNV-TV (2016)1.00infobox
Jon RalstonWebsiteOfficial website1.00infobox
Jon RalstonYears active1984–present1.00infobox
Jon Ralstonrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
Jon Ralstonrelated to External linksRalston0.60section
Jon Ralstonrelated to External linksIMDbAppearances0.60section

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