David Ono Profile
David Ono is a Japanese-American award-winning filmmaker and news anchor working for ABC7 serving as a co-anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. He has been working for the network since 1996. Previously, he worked at KOVR in Sacramento, KDBC in El Paso, KOSA in Midland/Odessa, and KXAS in Dallas.
David Ono Wiki
Full Name: David Johnston Ono
Profession: Filmmaker and Anchor
Nationality: Japanese-American
Education: The University of North Texas
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 5, 1957
Age / How Old is David Ono?: 67 years old as of 2024
Place of Birth: Japan
Country: United States Of America
Height / How tall is David Ono?: 5 feet 11 inches
Parents: Not Available
Wife: Tamylin Tomita
Children: A Daughter
Salary: $ 20,000 – $ 100,000
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million
David Ono Education
Ono joined the University of North Texas when he finished his high school education. Later, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree.
David Ono Career
Ono co-anchors ABC7 Eyewitness News at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. with Ellen Leyva. Ono also fills in for co-anchor Marc Brown at 5 and 11 p.m. Ever since he joined the network, he has witnessed history worldwide, covering Hurricane Katrina, Japan’s tsunami, and Haiti’s earthquake. Ono traveled across Europe as well as Asia chronicling the brave acts of the Nisei soldier from World War II. He also attended the Royal Wedding in London, tracked drug runners through Central America, and reported from Paris on a terrorist plot to bring down the Eiffel Tower.
Ono has also trained with the FBI and the elite Los Angeles Sheriff’s SWAT team. Furthermore, he was also invited by President Obama to the White House for an exclusive interview. In 2005, he also witnessed white smoke at the Vatican twice for the selection of Pope Benedict on the 16th and in 2013 for the selection of Pope Francis. He has also worked at KOVR in Sacramento, KDBC in El Paso, KOSA in Midland/Odessa, and KXAS in Dallas. David has also hosted ABC7’s half-hour show Eye on L.A.
Outside of broadcasting, Ono has produced several documentaries chronicling the Asian American and immigrant experience, such as the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Ono and Jeff MacIntyre created the documentary The Legacy of Heart Mountain about the Japanese internment camp Heart Mountain Relocation Center.
David Ono Personal Life, Family, Parents, and Wife
Ono is 67 years old as of 2024. He was born on February 5, 1957, in Japan but raised in San Antonio, Texas, United States. He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Ono was born David Johnston in Japan to a Japanese mother and a Caucasian father. He moved to the United States with his family at age one and was raised in San Antonio, Texas.
He stated that he had little contact with his Asian roots as his mother died young and he was raised in a community that was either Caucasian or Latino. Since moving to California Ono has embraced his biracial heritage and became involved in the Asian American Journalists Association. David adopted the last name Ono, his mother’s maiden name, professionally during the early 1990s.
Ono is a married man and the couple is blessed with a daughter. Ono and his wife, Tamylin Tomita are blessed with a beautiful daughter who turned ten in 2021. The couple often shares posts of their daughter on their social media platforms.
David Ono Salary and Net Worth
Being one of the top news anchors at ABC7, David earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000. Ono has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an anchor.
David Ono House
Ono bought his house at slightly more than $2.1 million for a quirky compound in the northern reaches of L.A.’s affluent Toluca Lake community. The pancake-flat, 0.64-acre midblock compound, once owned by renowned jazz trumpeter Manny Klein, who blew his horn for Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, includes four separate structures and features a brick-built 1939 single-level main house of nearly 2,400 square feet, where Bing Crosby allegedly arranged his iconic rendition of “White Christmas” and, so the stories go, a slew of celebs like Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra once bellied up to the wood-topped built-in bar in the saloon-style family room.
David Ono Ethnicity
Ono is of Japanese and Caucasian descent.
Defining Courage David Ono
Ono alongside Jeff MacIntyre follows the footprint of the Nisei Soldiers (Japanese-Americans) who served in the segregated military units of the 442nd,100th IB, MIS, RCT, and 522nd FAB in the TV program, Defining Courage. The program explores the sad but uplifting story of the soldiers as they battled prejudice at home and the enemy abroad.
David Ono Instagram
Ono has an active Instagram account that has over 9.5K followers. CLICK HERE to view his Instagram account.
David Ono ABC7
At ABC7, Ono works alongside;
- Eileen Frere – Reporter
- Rob Fukuzaki – Sports Anchor
- Sid Garcia – General Assignment Reporter
- Carlos Granda – General Assignment Reporter
- Sophie Flay – Journalist
- Jade Hernandez – General Assignment Reporter
- Rob Hayes – General Assignment Reporter
- Josh Haskell – General Assignment Reporter
- John Gregory – General Assignment Reporter
- Eileen Frere – Reporter
- Jessica De Nova – Multi-Skilled Journalist
- Denise Dador – Health Specialist