Allen Denton
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Allen Denton is an American
Television
Journalist
. He was a news co-anchor of San Jose, CA-based NBC11
's flagship news program, The Bay Area at 11. Now Allen Denton is the anchor of KUSI News in San Diego.
Denton is attributed with being actively 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.
Denton's most recent broadcasting contribution was at NBC11 where he spent seven years co-anchoring the 6 O'Clock & 11 O'Clock news broadcasts. His last day at the station was November 30, 2007. During his final broadcast, Denton mentioned moving back to Tennessee
where he will be closer to and more involved with his family. Prior to NBC11, Denton was at WSPA-TV, in Spartanburg, S.C. through 1994 and anchored at WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C. through October 2000.
United States
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Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
Journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He was a news co-anchor of San Jose, CA-based NBC11
KNTV
KNTV, channel 11, is the NBC owned-and-operated television station in the Bay Area market. It is licensed to San Jose, with its transmitter located on San Bruno Mountain, just south of San Francisco. It shares facilities in San Jose with NBC Universal sister station KSTS and CNBC's Silicon...
's flagship news program, The Bay Area at 11. Now Allen Denton is the anchor of KUSI News in San Diego.
Denton is attributed with being actively 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.
Career
Denton started his career as a Radio DJ in High School. He then spent the next ten years exploring various aspects of the broadcasting business.Denton's most recent broadcasting contribution was at NBC11 where he spent seven years co-anchoring the 6 O'Clock & 11 O'Clock news broadcasts. His last day at the station was November 30, 2007. During his final broadcast, Denton mentioned moving back to Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
where he will be closer to and more involved with his family. Prior to NBC11, Denton was at WSPA-TV, in Spartanburg, S.C. through 1994 and anchored at WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C. through October 2000.