- Wrote Roundball Rock, the extremely well known theme song to the NBA on NBC used from 1990-2002.
- He and his wife, actress Connie Sellecca, have one daughter, Prima.
- Is a devoted Star Trek fan. Tesh once said in an interview that Star Trek (1966) was the only show which he was allowed to watch as a child. He later appeared as a Klingon warrior (he's the Klingon closest to the camera, on the left) in the episode The Icarus Factor (1989). Also, a character in a "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" comic was drawn to resemble Tesh (and named "Captain Johnson").
- Prostate cancer survivor.
- Attended and graduated from Garden City High School in Garden City, New York (1970).
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 11, 1993.
- Sports reporter/journalist, radio host and television presenter.
- John Tesh played a unnamed Klingon, in The Icarus Factor (1989). The Klingon became a Name in the official Star Trek Customizable Card Game: K'Tesh. A modification of the actor's Name.
- Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame (2019).
- From Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Singer/composer. He records and appears singing while playing the piano.
- Was once a beat reporter for WCBS-TV in New York.
- Inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame (2018).
- Currently resides with his wife Connie Sellecca in Los Angeles, California.
- Received his Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina (1975). Member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
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