I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics and chemistry. That eventually blew up, and I got into radio.

Tesh appeared in "The Icarus Factor" an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation playing a Klingon warrior. Tesh studied communications and music at North Carolina State University. Awards
In 2007 Tesh won the Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year award by Radio & Records magazine for his radio show.

He has previously worked as a sportscaster for the Olympic Games a news anchor and a reporter. John Frank Tesh (born July 9 1952) is an American pianist and composer of pop music as well as a radio host and television presenter.