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John Kennedy O'Connor (born 1964) is a television and radio broadcaster, author and entertainment commentator, who was born in North London and is based in the United States. He has written, reported and broadcast for numerous media organisations, as well as writing, creating and producing media events for a number of international corporations all over the world.〔O'Connor, John Kennedy: ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'', page 2. Carlton Books, UK 2007, ISBN 978-1-84442-586-0〕 He is probably best known for his work with ''The Eurovision Song Contest'' as a TV commentator and host, primarily of San Marino's coverage. ==Eurovision Song Contest involvement== In 2005, Carlton Books published his book ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'', in conjunction with the European Broadcasting Union, initially produced in English, German, French, Swedish, Dutch and Danish editions, with a separate English publication in Australia.〔(EBU.CH :: 2005_05_18_ESC )〕 A Finnish version followed in 2007 as did a Russian version in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=История конкурса Евровидение )〕 The book has been updated, expanded and reprinted three times in the UK, the 2010 edition published by Carlton Books, UK, in April 2010. ISBN 978-1-84732-521-1. The first edition of the book, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, was listed in the Top 10 book sales of both Amazon UK and Amazon Germany in May 2005, after being featured during the broadcast during an inset with the contest hosts Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko. O'Connor's second Eurovision work "The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official Celebration" was published by Carlton Books in April 2015 (ISBN 978-1780976389) The book was also published in German and Swedish editions.〔http://escnorge.net/artikler/omtaler/60-ar-med-eurovision-fra-john-kennedy-o-connor〕 O'Connor's written work has been published in the United Kingdom in (amongst others) the ''Sunday Express'', ''Daily Mail'', ''Radio Times'', ''Private Eye'', ''Northern Woman'' and ''The News of the World''. In the United States, he had a syndicated column originating in San Francisco, primarily published in ''Playlands'' magazine, a local guide to entertainment and has been interviewed by ''The Guardian'', ''The New York Times'', ''The San Francisco Chronicle'', ''The San Jose Mercury News'', ''The Houston Chronicle'' and other American daily papers. He has been profiled in Meetings & Conventions Magazine. For the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 on 18 May 2013, O'Connor was the spokesperson for San Marino, having presented San Marino RTV's preview programmes in the run up to the contest.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Kiev 2013 (4° parte) – Video SMTV San Marino 05/12/2013 )〕 On 17 May, O'Connor presented a ''Eurovision PopMaster'' on BBC Radio 2, with Ken Bruce and Paddy O'Connell as the two contestants. Since 2012, O'Connor has been the host of San Marino RTV's Eurovision coverage, presenting the preview shows, the entry launch programming and the Eurovision commentary in a variety of formats. In 2014, O'Connor was still involved in San Marino RTV coverage of the ESC, presenting all the 37 entries for previews. Together with his CreativeLive co-host Jamarie Milkovic, he provided English commentary for RTV live from Copenhagen and did so alone in 2015. During the Eurovision finals, he also reported for ABC News Australia, ABC Radio National Australia and once more guested on The Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Breakfast on BBC1. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Kennedy O'Connor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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