Conan Nolan

Conan Nolan
Conan Nolan
Nationality	American
Education	California Polytechnic State University; University of California, Davis (B.A.)
Occupation	Television journalist
Years active	1986–present
Employer	KNBC (1986–present)
Notable credit	News Conference Anchor
Spouse	Julie Dear Nolan
Children	1

Conan Patrick Nolan is the political reporter for

KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, NBC-Universal's flagship station for the western United States. He is also the host of the station's News Conference program, one of the nation's longest running local political/public affairs shows. Established in 1966 by Tom Brokaw and Bob Abernethy, News Conference normally broadcasts Sunday mornings following Meet the Press in the Los Angeles market. Previous hosts include Warren Olney, Linda Douglass, and Jess Marlow

.

Early life and education

Nolan is from

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

. His mother raised five children.

Nolan attended

KCBX-FM titled “Political Profile,” where he interviewed such figures as Leon Panetta, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, who at that time was the congressman representing San Luis Obispo

.

Nolan completed his degree in Political Science at the University of California, Davis.

Broadcasting career

Nolan's first full-time broadcasting position was at

Carmel, California

.

In July 1986, Nolan was hired by

Loma Prieta earthquake (he had been on vacation attending the sporting event at the stadium). In 1992, he broke the investigation into singer/entertainer Michael Jackson by the Los Angeles Police Department. In 1994, reported live during the police pursuit while driving in front of O. J. Simpson’s white Ford Bronco

.

Nolan also reported from

Operation Iraqi Freedom; Pakistan during the war in Afghanistan; Lebanon during the anniversary of the September 11 attacks; and in Kobe and Tokyo, Japan following two massive earthquakes in 1995 and 2011, respectively. He has also reported from Rome, Tel Aviv, Mexico City and the small island of Tuvalu

in the South Pacific.