John Henry Smith
Host, All Things ConsideredJohn Henry Smith is Connecticut Public’s host of All Things Considered, its flagship afternoon news program. In his 20th 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.
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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Frankie & Johnny: Feb. 3, 2023. Topics this week include the biennial state budget, wine in grocery stores, and freezing temperatures reaching Connecticut Saturday. -
David Hopkins, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Hartford, gave an example of why American history without Black history is incomplete: Frederick Douglass.
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A federal appeals court last month issued a ruling that generated a lot of talk in high school sports circles across Connecticut. The court ruled in favor of allowing transgender girls to take part in girls high school sports statewide.
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Frankie & Johnny: Jan. 27, 2023: Shootings in California reverberate in Connecticut. New Haven marks the Lunar New Year. Lawmakers consider gun violence proposals.
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New Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell talks investing in a down market, Baby Bonds Program, Unclaimed Property Program and his election making history.
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The new LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Connecticut wants to expand suicide prevention programs, get lawmakers to require health insurers to cover fertility treatment for LGBTQIA+ people, and expand access to gender-affirming health care.
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Mayor Luke Bronin says America's cities are focused on post-pandemic comeback. And Hartford is, too.Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin attended his final winter gathering at the U.S. Conference of Mayors last week. The Democrat reflected on some of the universal challenges facing America's mayors — and some problems that are more unique to Connecticut.
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Connecticut Education Association President Kate Dias says the state faces many teacher vacancies. Boosting pay is one way to attract more people to the education field, she said.
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Frankie & Johnny: January 13, 2023. Topics this week include the sales launch of marijuana for recreational use; efforts by Connecticut officials to erase cannabis convictions in tandem with the broadening of adult-use pot in Connecticut; and the success of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team in the face of mounting injuries.
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The state's first retail recreational cannabis sales are scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10.
