John Dennis is an American broadcaster who is currently married to Juliana. He is best known for co-hosting the former Dennis and Callahan morning show on WEEI sports radio. Dennis humor earned a magna cum laude bachelor’s degree in telecommunications and journalism from Kent State University in 1974. At the age of 22, John Dennis worked as a sports director and weekday anchor for WDAF-TV, an NBC station in Kansas City, Missouri.

Because of its perceived lowbrow humor, John Dennis barred the Globe’s sports writers from coming on the Dennis & Callahan morning show. While discussing a tale about an escaped gorilla, Dennis and his morning co-host Gerry Callahan made racially offensive statements. Juliana, his wife, is his life partner. However, on his bio and social media accounts, he does not mention the names of his children.

John Dennis net worth:

John Dennis has a net worth of $5 million as a radio talk show personality in the United States. In March 1952, John Dennis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is best known for co-hosting the WEEI show Dennis and Callahan.

Early Life and Career of John Dennis:

John Dennis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in March 1952. In 1974, he received his bachelor’s degree from Kent State University. At the age of 22, he worked for WDAF-TV as a sports director and weekday anchor. Later, he worked at WPSL radio as a studio anchorman. He joined WNAC-TV Channel 7 in Boston in 1977 and covered the Boston sports scene for the station for the next 21 years.

Dennis was nominated for an Emmy in 1978 for the feature “Cowboys, Creole, and Orange Crush.” In 1983 and 1984, he received the Associated Press (AP) Award for Best Sports Coverage. He won an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Sports Program within a Newscast” in 1987.

Controversy:

The Boston Globe’s executive sports editor, Don Skwar, forbade Globe sportswriters from participating on the Dennis & Callahan morning show in 1991. Dennis was embroiled in yet another scandal in 2003, when he and his morning co-host Gerry Callahan made racially offensive remarks during a segment dubbed “headlines” while discussing a story about an escaped gorilla.

John Dennis’ Personal Life:

Juliana, John Dennis’ longtime girlfriend, is now his wife. The couple married in front of their closest friends and family members in an intimate ceremony. The couple has two children together.

Dennis was also involved with a number of Boston-area nonprofits, including the Jimmy Fund and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He has appeared in a number of Farrelly Brothers films.

He entered an inpatient rehab facility in April 2015 to undergo treatment for alcoholism. After a year, Entercom stated that Dennis would leave the morning show immediately, citing a doctor’s recommendation to lessen his workload, but would remain at the station for fill-ins, advertiser relations, and special events.

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