Born in Chicago, John graduated from Northern Illinois University, where he received a BA in Journalism.
Upon graduation, John went to work for WREX-TV, Rockford for 4 years, becoming Chief Photographer after 1 year.
From there, John moved to Milwaukee in 1984 as a photographer at WISN-TV. In 2000, John was promoted to Director of Photography, where his duties included quality control of edited and aired material, photo equipment maintenance and photographer evaluations.
