Kent Ninomiya

Kent Ninomiya is a veteran journalist with more than 22 years experience as a television news anchor, reporter, writer and executive. Ninomiya's career includes covering the red carpets at movie premiers in Hollywood, crime in Chicago, technology in the San Francisco Bay Area, politics in Washington DC, tornadoes in the Midwest, immigration in San Diego, agriculture in Fresno, the environment in Eureka, finance in New England, and international trade in Austin. He was the first Asian American man to be a main anchor for a television station in the United States. In addition to being a contributing writer for Suite101.com, Kent Ninomiya is managing editor of Bellamax Media, a media content development, media coaching and media consulting collective. Their websites include EmergingDragon.com, PressthePoint.com, FreeGoldTips.com, CopyOldVideo.com, TelevisionNewsAnchor.com, CrowdedPassport.com, PunchAndKick.com, and IwantTHEMfired.com. His travels have taken him to all 50 states and 100 countries and regions on all seven continents. He has also lived for extended periods of time in Europe, Africa and Asia. Kent Ninomiya holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Social Sciences with an emphasis in History, Political Science and Mass Communications. He was also a fellow of Journalism Ethics at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. His interests include media, film, television, martial arts, fitness, finance, numismatics, photography, extreme sports, scuba diving, science fiction, comedy, and especially family.