Allen Denton

rdf:langString Allen Denton

rdf:langString Allen Denton

rdf:langString Allen Denton

rdf:langString Indianapolis, IN

rdf:langString Broadcast journalist , Radio DJ

rdf:langString News anchor/reporter

rdf:langString Allen Denton is an American television journalist. He recently anchored for San Diego independent station KUSI-TV on their 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts. Prior to KUSI-TV, he was a news co-anchor at KNTV in San Jose, California. Denton has been involved with numerous civic and charitable organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters, the American Red Cross, the Youth Alliance, the Jaycees, and the Rotary Club. Recognized by his peers as one of television's most distinguished journalist and an Emmy Award-winning News Anchor. Denton began his broadcasting career in radio, but he eventually made the transition to television news, working at stations in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and California. Denton has earned high praise from his peers for his journalistic excellence, winning three Emmy's, four Associated Press Awards, an Edward R. Murrow award (News team) and a Mark Twain award (News team). He has covered several Presidential Elections including President Clinton and President Trump’s Inauguration. When Hurricane Hugo hit South Carolina, he was sent to Charleston to cover the devastation. In 1991 he was asked by South Carolina Governor Carroll Campbell to serve as a state witness for the execution of serial killer Pee Wee Gaskins. During his broadcast career Denton has reported on a number of major stories. Among them, a day on the U-S-S Albuquerque submarine, the America's Cup time trials, California’s recall of Governor Gray Davis, the inauguration of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Texas Governor Rick Perry's Presidential bid and the resignation of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner. On KUSI's public affairs program ‘San Diego People’, Denton has interviewed many top news makers, both locally and nationally.

rdf:langString News anchor/reporter