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⚫ '''John Kennedy O'Connor''' (born 1964) was an author, entertainment and political commentator, based in the United States. Born in North London, United Kingdom, he has written, reported and broadcast for numerous media organizations, as well as writing, creating and producing media events for a number of international corporations all over the world.<ref>O'Connor, John Kennedy: ''The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History'', page 2. Carlton Books, UK 2007, ISBN 978-1-84442-586-0</ref> In 2005, ] published his book ''The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History'', in conjunction with the ], initially produced in English, German, French, Swedish, Dutch and Danish editions, with a separate English publication in Australia.<ref></ref> A Finnish version followed in 2007 as did a Russian version in 2009.<ref>http://esckaz.com/history/book.htm</ref> The book has been updated, expanded and reprinted three times in the UK, the 2010 edition published by Carlton Books, UK, in April 2010. ISBN 978-1-84732-521-1. The first edition of the book, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ] in ], was listed in the Top 10 book sales of both Amazon UK and Amazon Germany in May 2005, after being featured during the broadcast during an inset with the contest hosts ] and ].
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'''John Kennedy O'Connor''' (born in 1964) is a television and radio broadcaster, author, and entertainment commentator. He was born in ], ], but is a naturalized citizen of the United States.<ref>The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official Celebration. O'Connor, John Kennedy. Carlton Books 2015. {{ISBN|978-1780976389}}. Page 3</ref> He has written, reported and broadcast for numerous media organizations, as well as written, created and produced media events for a number of international corporations.<ref>O'Connor, John Kennedy: ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'', page 2. Carlton Books, UK 2007, {{ISBN|978-1-84442-586-0}}</ref> He is best known for his work within the ] as a TV commentator and host. Until 2023, he was the news anchor for ] and ] ] channels ] and ], before moving to CBS Station ] in Washington, as the main anchor.
⚫ O'Connor has been the American correspondent for digital station ] <ref></ref> in the UK, reporting for the ''Neil and Debbie Breakfast Show'', covering live events including The ]s, The ]s and ].<ref></ref> During Eurovision 2009 season, he also covered live reports for the station on gay issues in Moscow, reporting in the same role from Oslo 2010. He reported for Sky News on the gay march held on 17 May 2009 in the Russian capital. O'Connor has regularly reported for the UK TV channel ] and for ] in New York <ref></ref> and ] in Athens to the UK,<ref></ref> and has been a guest on ] and ] on TV <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u68RtA1Rtg&feature=channel_page</ref> and “Today” on ] with ], ]'s ''Steve Wright in the Afternoon'' with host ] and actress ] on Radio. He has also contributed to many other ] programmes, including ], '']'' on ], ], numerous local BBC Radio stations including guest spots with ], Judi Spiers, ], ], ], ] and featured on the ] and ]. UK ]'s ] interviewed O'Connor live from Chicago when news of a scandal relating to the ] broke in May 2008.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiF3Ylj6oRM&feature=channel_page</ref>


==Eurovision Song Contest involvement==
In May 2009, O'Connor was the featured guest on “Russia Today's” interview TV programme, ''Spotlight'', timed to coincide with the release of his first Russian language book.<ref name="russiatoday.com">http://rt.com/programs/spotlight/song-contest-hit-by-scandals/</ref> The same week, he guested on BBC World Service's daily magazine show ''Europe Today'', hosted by ], and the Maltese TV magazine show ''Xarabank'', all broadcast live from Moscow, Russia.
⚫ In 2005, ] published his book ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'', in conjunction with the ], initially produced in ], ], ], ], ] and ] editions, with a separate English publication in ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2005/tcm_6-37814.php?display=EN |title=EBU.CH :: 2005_05_18_ESC<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=24 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607084847/http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2005/tcm_6-37814.php?display=EN |archive-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> A ] version followed in 2007 as did a ] version in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esckaz.com/history/book.htm |title=История конкурса Евровидение |publisher=Esckaz.com }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=ESCKaz is banned by WikiProject Eurovision.|date=April 2022}} The book has been updated, expanded and reprinted three times in the UK. The 2010 edition ({{ISBN|978-1-84732-521-1}}) was published by Carlton Books, UK, in April 2010. The first edition of the book, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ] in ], ], was listed in the Top 10 book sales of both ] and ] in May 2005, after being featured during the broadcast during an inset with the contest hosts ] and ].{{citation needed|date = March 2023}}


O'Connor's second Eurovision work, ''The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official Celebration,'' was published by Carlton Books in April 2015 ({{ISBN|978-1780976389}}). The book was also published in German and Swedish editions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://escnorge.net/artikler/omtaler/60-ar-med-eurovision-fra-john-kennedy-o-connor |title=60 år med Eurovision fra John Kennedy O'Connor - escNorge |access-date=2015-02-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205000521/http://escnorge.net/artikler/omtaler/60-ar-med-eurovision-fra-john-kennedy-o-connor |archive-date= 5 February 2015 }}</ref>
⚫ In May 2010, O'Connor appeared with ] on ], advising Collins on his quest to represent a country at the ] in the show ''Eurovision: A Song For Justin''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cePiZZt0gBc</ref> During the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway, O'Connor appeared on ] TV, ] & ] with ] on ''E24'' <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3RJDC2ALXo</ref> and after a one-on-one interview, won '']'' on ]'s ] show, playing against ] in a Eurovision spoof of the regular feature, a feat he repeated in 2012 against the BBC Moscow Correspondent Steven Rosenberg. He also featured across ] and ] live from Oslo. In 2011, O'Connor featured in the documentary '']'', shown in ] in the UK.


Since 2012, O'Connor has been the special host of ]'s Eurovision coverage, presenting the preview shows. In 2013, he was the first spokesperson of the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm/video/intrattenimento/eurofestival-2013 |title=Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Kyiv 2013 (4° parte) – Video SMTV San Marino 05/12/2013 |publisher=Smtvsanmarino.sm }}</ref> On 17 May, O'Connor presented a ''] ]'' on ], with ] and ] as the two contestants.
Oikotimes.com ran a series of seven articles written by O'Connor in January 2011, tracing the history of Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest. Concurrently, the UK ], reporting on the BBC's selection of the group ] to sing for Britain in ], quoted from an article written by O'Connor for ESCInsight.com.


In 2014, together with his CreativeLive co-host Jamarie Milkovic, O'Connor provided English commentary for San Marino RTV live from ], ], and did so alone in 2015 for the second semifinal. During the Eurovision finals, he also reported for ], ABC Radio National Australia and once more guested on ] on BBC Radio 2 and ] on ].
⚫ In Ireland, he has guested on Key 101 FM Radio with Eurovision winners ] and ], ]'s '']'', ] and regularly contributes to ].


In 2018, O'Connor was one of the judges for '']'', the talent show to choose San Marino's entry for the '']'' in ], ]. He again presented, as the spokesperson, the preview shows for San Marino RTV.
⚫ In Australia, O'Connor has become a regular contributor to various ] programmes, including the now defunct '']'' programme, hosted by producer Sue Clark, providing commentary on British and International Politics as well as popular culture issues.<ref></ref> Amongst other stories, O'Connor reported on the underlying racism of the 2008 US General Election, ]'s accession as British Prime Minister and the international media coverage of the ], for the programme.<ref></ref> He has also regularly appears on ABC's '']'' Show with ] and many local radio stations in Australia and was the featured guest on an hour long special on the ] ABC station.


In celebration of the contest returning to the UK after an absence of twenty-five years, O'Connor was chosen to be San Marino's voting spokesman for the ] held in ].
⚫ In 2006, O'Connor was featured in the UK editions of '']'' for their "60 Seconds Interview" column.<ref></ref> In 2007, O'Connor contributed on camera items for both the ] and ] for broadcast, in addition to video spots on ]'s Big Story. Online, he has been interviewed by ESCToday.com <ref></ref> and Oikotimes.com <ref></ref> about the ].


==Radio==
⚫ O'Connor's written work has been published in the United Kingdom in (amongst others) the '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. In the United States, he had a syndicated column originating in San Francisco, primarily published in ''Playlands'' magazine, a local guide to entertainment and has been interviewed by '']'',<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/10/georgia-vladimir-putin-song-eurovision</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and other American daily papers. He has been profiled in ].
⚫ Until the station closed, O'Connor was the American correspondent for digital station ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gaydarradio.com/UserPortal/Homepage/Default2.aspx?sid=1 |title=Gaydio |publisher=Gaydarradio.com |access-date=24 May 2009 |archive-date=27 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627022856/http://www.gaydarradio.com/UserPortal/Homepage/Default2.aspx?sid=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in the UK, reporting for the ''Neil and Debbie Breakfast Show'', covering live events including the ]s, the ]s, and the ].<ref>{{dead link|date=August 2016}}</ref> He also reported on the gay march held on May 17, 2009, in ], ] for ]. O'Connor has regularly reported for ], ] in New York,<ref></ref> and ] in Athens to the UK,<ref></ref> and has been a guest on ] and ] on TV<ref>{{cite web|author=JKMMOC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u68RtA1Rtg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/0u68RtA1Rtg |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=EUROVISION BBC NEWS May 24, 2008 | date=27 May 2008 |publisher=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}</ref> and "Today" on ] with ], ]'s ''Steve Wright in the Afternoon'' with host ] and actress ] on Radio. He has also contributed to many other ] programs, including ], ''The Big Toe Show'' on ], ], and numerous local BBC Radio stations including guest spots with ], Judi Spiers, ], ], ], ] and featured on the ] and ]. UK ]'s ] interviewed O'Connor live from Chicago when news of a scandal relating to the ] broke in May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|author=JKMMOC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiF3Ylj6oRM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/hiF3Ylj6oRM |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=EUROVISION CHANNEL 4 NEWS May 7, 2008 | date=27 May 2008 |publisher=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}</ref>


⚫ In Ireland, he has guested on Key 101 FM Radio with Eurovision winners ] and ], ]'s '']'', Newstalk Radio and regularly contributes to ].
He died in November 2012.

⚫ In Australia, O'Connor has become a regular contributor to various ] programs, including the now defunct ''Perspective'' program, hosted by producer Sue Clark, providing commentary on British and International Politics as well as popular culture issues.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Kennedy O'Connor: Brown's Ascedency |date=25 June 2007 |publisher=] |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/perspective/john-kennedy-oconnor/3232942}}</ref> Among other stories, O'Connor reported on the underlying racism of the 2008 US General Election, ]'s accession as British Prime Minister and the international media coverage of the ], for the program.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Kennedy O'Connor: The invisible election |date=20 November 2007 |publisher=] |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/perspective/john-kennedy-oconnor/3223002}}</ref> He has also regularly appeared on ABC's '']'' Show with ] and many local radio stations in Australia and was the featured guest on an hour-long special on the ] ABC station.

==Television==

⚫ In May 2010, O'Connor appeared with ] on ], advising Collins on his quest to represent a country at the ] in the show ''Eurovision: A Song For Justin''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cePiZZt0gBc |title=YouTube |publisher=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> During the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway, O'Connor appeared on ] TV, ] & ] with ] on ''E24''<ref>{{cite web|author=JKMMOC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3RJDC2ALXo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/D3RJDC2ALXo |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Eurovision 2010 BBC News E24 | date=26 July 2010 |publisher=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}</ref> and after a one-on-one interview, won '']'' on BBC Radio 2's ] show, playing against ] in a Eurovision spoof of the regular feature, a feat he repeated in 2012 against the BBC Moscow Correspondent Steven Rosenberg. He was also featured on ] and ] live from Oslo. In 2011, O'Connor was featured in the documentary '']'', shown in ] in the UK.

Since 2013, O'Connor has been the lead on-screen host for the educational broadcaster CreativeLive, fronting a variety of multi-day live broadcasts from the platforms San Francisco studios.

At the end of 2014, it was announced on Twitter and PBS.org that O'Connor was recording a series for PBS on international architecture and was filming the first episode in Kuala Lumpur and San Francisco with ] as the subject. The six-part series (also featuring Norman Foster and I.M.Pei) aired across the US in the summer of 2015. In August 2015, O'Connor was recording a travel series focussing on India, Nepal and Myanmar.

In February 2020, O'Connor became the host of ''FacebookLive'', broadcast bi-weekly on the social network's blueprint platform. In May 2021, O'Connor became the host of the irregular corporate online newscast ''The Zero Trust Exchange'', produced by ].

From February 2022, O'Connor became the news anchor for NBC and CBS Northern California channels ] and ]. In July 2023, he became the main news anchor for CBS station ] in Washington.

==Newspaper==
⚫ O'Connor's written work has been published in the United Kingdom in (among others) the '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', ''Northern Woman'' and '']''. In the United States, he had a syndicated column originating in San Francisco, primarily published in ''Playlands'' magazine, a local guide to entertainment and has been interviewed by '']'',<ref>{{cite news |author=Alexandra Topping |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/10/georgia-vladimir-putin-song-eurovision |title=South Ossetia on our minds ... the Georgians who fell foul of Eurovision |newspaper=The Guardian |date=10 May 2009}}</ref> '']'', the '']'', the '']'', the '']'' and other American daily papers. He has been profiled in ''Meetings & Conventions Magazine''.

For the 60th anniversary of Eurovision, ''The Telegraph'' ran O'Connor's (accurate) predictions for the result in the run-up to the competition.<ref>{{cite news |author=Leon Siciliano |date=23 May 2015 |title=Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest? |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/eurovision/11616219/Eurovision-Song-Contest.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521181443/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/eurovision/11616219/Eurovision-Song-Contest.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 May 2015}}</ref> The Star also ran a detailed discussion of the UK's contest chances for 2015.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mike Ward |date=10 March 2015 |title=Is this the pair to bring Eurovision glory back to the UK? Let's ask the show's expert |newspaper=] |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/columnists/mike-ward/429915/Eurovision-expert-contest-UK}}</ref> Previously, Oikotimes.com ran a series of seven articles written by O'Connor in January 2011, tracing the history of Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest. Concurrently, the UK '']'', reporting on the BBC's selection of the group ] to sing for Britain in the ], quoted from an article written by O'Connor for ESCInsight.com.

⚫ In 2006, O'Connor was featured in the UK editions of '']'' for their "60 Seconds Interview" column.<ref>{{cite news |author=Andrew Williams |date=17 May 2006 |title=60 Seconds: John Kennedy O'Connor |newspaper=] |url=http://metro.co.uk/2006/05/17/60-seconds-john-kennedy-o-connor-79371/}}</ref> In 2007, O'Connor contributed on camera items for both the ] and ] for broadcast, in addition to video spots on ]'s Big Story. Online, he has been interviewed by ESCToday.com<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135059/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/4593 |date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> and Oikotimes.com<ref></ref> about the ].


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John Kennedy O'Connor (born in 1964) is a television and radio broadcaster, author, and entertainment commentator. He was born in North London, England, but is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He has written, reported and broadcast for numerous media organizations, as well as written, created and produced media events for a number of international corporations. He is best known for his work within the Eurovision Song Contest as a TV commentator and host. Until 2023, he was the news anchor for NBC and CBS Northern California channels KIEM-TV and KVIQ-LD, before moving to CBS Station KIMA-TV in Washington, as the main anchor.

Eurovision Song Contest involvement

In 2005, Carlton Books published his book The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History, in conjunction with the European Broadcasting Union, initially produced in English, German, French, Swedish, Dutch and Danish editions, with a separate English publication in Australia. A Finnish version followed in 2007 as did a Russian version in 2009. The book has been updated, expanded and reprinted three times in the UK. The 2010 edition (ISBN 978-1-84732-521-1) was published by Carlton Books, UK, in April 2010. The first edition of the book, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine, was listed in the Top 10 book sales of both Amazon UK and Amazon Germany in May 2005, after being featured during the broadcast during an inset with the contest hosts Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko.

O'Connor's second Eurovision work, The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official Celebration, was published by Carlton Books in April 2015 (ISBN 978-1780976389). The book was also published in German and Swedish editions.

Since 2012, O'Connor has been the special host of San Marino RTV's Eurovision coverage, presenting the preview shows. In 2013, he was the first spokesperson of the final. On 17 May, O'Connor presented a Eurovision PopMaster on BBC Radio 2, with Ken Bruce and Paddy O'Connell as the two contestants.

In 2014, together with his CreativeLive co-host Jamarie Milkovic, O'Connor provided English commentary for San Marino RTV live from Copenhagen, Denmark, and did so alone in 2015 for the second semifinal. During the Eurovision finals, he also reported for ABC News Australia, ABC Radio National Australia and once more guested on The Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Breakfast on BBC1.

In 2018, O'Connor was one of the judges for 1in360, the talent show to choose San Marino's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. He again presented, as the spokesperson, the preview shows for San Marino RTV.

In celebration of the contest returning to the UK after an absence of twenty-five years, O'Connor was chosen to be San Marino's voting spokesman for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 held in Liverpool.

Radio

Until the station closed, O'Connor was the American correspondent for digital station Gaydar Radio in the UK, reporting for the Neil and Debbie Breakfast Show, covering live events including the Golden Globe Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Oscars. He also reported on the gay march held on May 17, 2009, in Moscow, Russia for Sky News. O'Connor has regularly reported for Sky News, Fox News in New York, and ERT in Athens to the UK, and has been a guest on BBC World News and BBC News 24 on TV and "Today" on BBC Radio 4 with John Humphrys, BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright in the Afternoon with host Steve Wright and actress Brooke Shields on Radio. He has also contributed to many other BBC Radio programs, including BBC Radio 5 Live, The Big Toe Show on BBC Radio 7, BBC Radio Scotland, and numerous local BBC Radio stations including guest spots with Nicky Campbell, Judi Spiers, Richard Bacon, Paul Henley, Ted Robbins, Liz Kershaw and featured on the BBC World Service and LBC Radio. UK Channel 4's Jon Snow interviewed O'Connor live from Chicago when news of a scandal relating to the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 broke in May 2008.

In Ireland, he has guested on Key 101 FM Radio with Eurovision winners Dana and Paul Harrington, RTÉ One's Rattlebag, Newstalk Radio and regularly contributes to BBC Radio Ulster.

In Australia, O'Connor has become a regular contributor to various ABC Radio National programs, including the now defunct Perspective program, hosted by producer Sue Clark, providing commentary on British and International Politics as well as popular culture issues. Among other stories, O'Connor reported on the underlying racism of the 2008 US General Election, Gordon Brown's accession as British Prime Minister and the international media coverage of the 2007 Australian federal election, for the program. He has also regularly appeared on ABC's Radio National Breakfast Show with Fran Kelly and many local radio stations in Australia and was the featured guest on an hour-long special on the Triple J ABC station.

Television

In May 2010, O'Connor appeared with Justin Lee Collins on UK Channel Five, advising Collins on his quest to represent a country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in the show Eurovision: A Song For Justin. During the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway, O'Connor appeared on Aljazeera TV, BBC World News & BBC News Channel with James Dagwell on E24 and after a one-on-one interview, won PopMaster on BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce show, playing against Paddy O'Connell in a Eurovision spoof of the regular feature, a feat he repeated in 2012 against the BBC Moscow Correspondent Steven Rosenberg. He was also featured on ITV News and BBC Local Radio live from Oslo. In 2011, O'Connor was featured in the documentary The Secret History of Eurovision, shown in More4 in the UK.

Since 2013, O'Connor has been the lead on-screen host for the educational broadcaster CreativeLive, fronting a variety of multi-day live broadcasts from the platforms San Francisco studios.

At the end of 2014, it was announced on Twitter and PBS.org that O'Connor was recording a series for PBS on international architecture and was filming the first episode in Kuala Lumpur and San Francisco with César Pelli as the subject. The six-part series (also featuring Norman Foster and I.M.Pei) aired across the US in the summer of 2015. In August 2015, O'Connor was recording a travel series focussing on India, Nepal and Myanmar.

In February 2020, O'Connor became the host of FacebookLive, broadcast bi-weekly on the social network's blueprint platform. In May 2021, O'Connor became the host of the irregular corporate online newscast The Zero Trust Exchange, produced by ZScaler.

From February 2022, O'Connor became the news anchor for NBC and CBS Northern California channels KIEM-TV and KVIQ-LD. In July 2023, he became the main news anchor for CBS station KIMA-TV in Washington.

Newspaper

O'Connor's written work has been published in the United Kingdom in (among others) the Sunday Express, Daily Mail, Radio Times, Private Eye, Northern Woman and The News of the World. In the United States, he had a syndicated column originating in San Francisco, primarily published in Playlands magazine, a local guide to entertainment and has been interviewed by The Guardian, The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, the Houston Chronicle and other American daily papers. He has been profiled in Meetings & Conventions Magazine.

For the 60th anniversary of Eurovision, The Telegraph ran O'Connor's (accurate) predictions for the result in the run-up to the competition. The Star also ran a detailed discussion of the UK's contest chances for 2015. Previously, Oikotimes.com ran a series of seven articles written by O'Connor in January 2011, tracing the history of Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest. Concurrently, the UK Daily Mail, reporting on the BBC's selection of the group Blue to sing for Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, quoted from an article written by O'Connor for ESCInsight.com.

In 2006, O'Connor was featured in the UK editions of Metro for their "60 Seconds Interview" column. In 2007, O'Connor contributed on camera items for both the Associated Press and Reuters for broadcast, in addition to video spots on AOL's Big Story. Online, he has been interviewed by ESCToday.com and Oikotimes.com about the Eurovision Song Contest.

References

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  2. O'Connor, John Kennedy: The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History, page 2. Carlton Books, UK 2007, ISBN 978-1-84442-586-0
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  6. "Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Kyiv 2013 (4° parte) – Video SMTV San Marino 05/12/2013". Smtvsanmarino.sm.
  7. "Gaydio". Gaydarradio.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
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