David Ono Biography
David Ono is a 9-time Emmy award-winning journalist serving as the co-anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News at 4 pm and 6 pm with Ellen Leyva. Since joining ABC7 in 1996, David has covered everything from the tsunami in Japan, the earthquake in Haiti, and Hurricane Katrina. He made extensive travels throughout Asia and Europe while documenting the valiant actions of Nisei soldiers in World War II.
David Ono Age
Ono was born on February 5, 1957, in Japan but grew up in San Antonio, Texas in the US. He is 65 years old in 2023. Ono celebrates his birthday on February 5th every year.
David Ono Height
Ono stands at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and has a weight of about 72kgs.
David Ono Family
At the age of one, Ono’s family immigrated to the US. He was born in Japan to a Caucasian father and a Japanese mother. He attended the University of North Texas after being raised in San Antonio, Texas. As his mother passed away when he was young and he was reared in a Caucasian or Latino community, Ono claimed he had minimal contact with his Asian ancestry.
Involved in the Asian American Journalists Association since relocating to California, he has accepted his multiracial roots. Beginning in the early 1990s, he began using the last name Ono, which was his mother’s maiden name.
David Ono Wife
It seems that Ono has not revealed who his life partner is or perhaps he has not yet found the love of his life. We will keep tabs and update you soon. David also has no past record of having children or he just likes to maintain a low profile.
David Ono Career
In 2011 and 2018, Ono attended the royal weddings of Prince William in London and Prince Harry in Windsor, respectively. Following the deadly Boston Marathon bombing, he tracked drug runners across Central America and reported live from there. In addition to covering terrorism from Paris in 2015, when the historic city was paralyzed by fear, he previously did so in 2002, after a plot to bring down the Eiffel Tower was thwarted.
Ono has received training from the FBI, the elite SWAT unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff, ICE, and the Los Angeles Port Police. He has received three invitations from President Barack Obama to the White House: twice for privileged one-on-one interviews and once to deliver a lecture on inclusiveness in America. Ono has written extensively about the Pope. He saw white smoke at the Vatican twice: once in 2005 with the election of Pope Benedict the 16th and again in 2013 after the election of Pope Francis. Francis’ historic trips to the United States in 2015 and to Mexico in 2016 were also covered by him.
Two of the documentaries David has created have found their way to the Smithsonian Institution and have won numerous awards. David has been honored with the Distinguished Journalist Award by the Society of Professional Journalists and has won nine Edward R. Murrow Awards, 31 Emmys, two RTDNA National Unity Awards, six AAJA National Journalism Awards, and 31 Emmys. The LA Press Club has recognized him as Journalist of the Year.
David Ono Salary
Ono receives an average salary of $75,000 annually.
David Ono’s Net Worth
Ono has an estimated net worth of $1.2 million. His primary source of income is his job as an ABC7 News co-anchor.
David Ono’s Social Media Accounts
Ono is active on social media and he posts personal and work-related stuff from time to time. He has over 2000 followers on Instagram, 1500 on Facebook, and 2300 on Twitter.