John Henry Smith
Host, All Things ConsideredJohn Henry Smith is Connecticut Public’s host of All Things Considered, its flagship afternoon news program. He's proud to be a part of the team that won a regional Emmy Award for The Vote: A Connecticut Conversation. In his 21st year as a professional broadcaster, he’s covered both news and sports.
Before coming to Connecticut Public, John Henry served as Sports Director for NBC Connecticut and as a Public Relations Specialist for Baldwin Media in New Britain.
Earlier in his career, John Henry spent a year-and-a-half as a news anchor and reporter for News 12 Networks. While there, he won a Deadline Award for his breaking news coverage of a shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital. He’s also worked in various roles across the country, including as a morning show reporter and anchor for nationally broadcast Al Jazeera America in New York City, as a sports reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area for Comcast Sports Net Bay Area, and as a sports anchor Raleigh, Miami, and New Orleans.
John is a 1990 graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. He worked as a Financial Analyst in the banking industry before getting a M.B.A. from the University of Rochester (New York) and going to work for Eli Lilly and Company. He also earned his masters degree from Syracuse University in 1999 in Broadcast Journalism and TV, Radio, and Film.
John was born in San Francisco, CA and raised in Detroit, Mich. He and his wife, Belinda, have a daughter, Isabella.
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Gold’s wild price swings are making headlines. UConn’s Rosa Y.C. Chen explains what the volatility means — and doesn’t mean — for Connecticut pensions, taxes and investors. -
Muralist and curator Andre Rochester talks about building an art career in Hartford — and why Black History Month is about presence, pride and persistence. -
CT Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas says post-election audits, tighter absentee ballot laws and training are reshaping how Connecticut protects its elections. -
Mientras las autoridades se hacen cargo de la investigación federal sobre el tiroteo mortal perpetrado por ICE en Minnesota, un experto legal de Connecticut explica por qué el Gobierno estatal no estaría de manos atadas. -
Daniela Doncel, periodista de las comunidades latinas, comparte lo que presenció en una protesta en Hartford, donde la tensión aumentó a tal punto que se reportó el uso de gas pimienta y hasta un posible atropello que involucró a un vehículo federal. -
As federal authorities take charge of a deadly ICE shooting investigation in Minnesota, a Connecticut legal expert explains why the state wouldn’t be powerless.
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Connecticut Public’s Daniela Doncel shares what she witnessed at a Hartford protest turned tense— with pepper spray and a possible hit-and-run involving a federal vehicle.
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Recent elections show Democratic gains, rising unaffiliated turnout and local upsets in Connecticut, offering early clues about the political road to 2026. -
UConn turns to longtime Toledo winner Jason Candle to sustain the Huskies’ rising football momentum, boost recruiting, and navigate the fast-shifting college landscape. -
A new court case could decide whether the Trump-era wind permit freeze was legal — just as Revolution Wind, set to power Connecticut and Rhode Island, returns to work.
