Johnathan Walton
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Johnathan Walton is the host of the podcast "Queen of the Con: The Irish Heiress" and is a vigilante who hunts down con artists. The first con artist Walton put in jail was Marianne Smyth aka Mair Smyth aka Marianne Clark [5] who scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from 43 victims, including Walton himself,[6] in the United States and Europe, using an elaborate series of confidence tricks. [7][1]
Walton also works as a reality TV producer on shows like American Ninja Warrior for NBC, Shark Tank for ABC and Savage Builds for the Discovery Channel. [8] His career in unscripted television was preceded by a 10-year stint as an Emmy Award-winning TV news reporter and producer at local stations KHOU-TV in Houston, Texas, KABB-TV in San Antonio, Texas and WSVN-TV in Miami, Florida. [9] [10]
Awards[edit]
- Has won four Regional Emmys for his Primetime TV Specials for CBS Houston.
- 2006 Emmy for Walton's World Gone Wild aired Dec. 2005. KHOU-TV Houston Johnathan Walton, Reporter[2]
- 2005 Emmy for The Best of Walton's World Strikes Back aired Dec. 2004.
KHOU-TV Houston Johnathan Walton, Reporter[3]
- 2004 Emmy for The Best of Walton's World Gone Wild
KHOU-TV Johnathan Walton, Reporter[4]
- 2003 Emmy for Christmas in Walton's World show.[5]
- 2004 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters First Place Light Feature.[6]
- Numerous Houston Press Club Lone Star Awards
- 2003 Houston Chronicle Award for "Baffoon". Described as "A pudgy, puckish clown for the 21st century,"[7]
- 2006 Houston Chronicle Award for Funny Person on Local TV. Described as "tickles us best"[8]
Other Notables[edit]
Con Artist Marianne Smyth Documentary Website
References[edit]
- ^ Kilkenney, Katie. [://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/hollywood-producer-heiress-a-very-personal-quest-justice-1278611 "The Hollywood Producer, the "Heiress" and a Very Personal Quest for Justice"]. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Lone Star Chapter of NATAS - Emmy Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2006-10-25.2006 Lone Star Emmy
- ^ [1] Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine2005 Lone Star Emmy
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)2004 Lone Star Emmy - ^ [2]Belo Press Release
- ^ "Belo Corp. | Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2006-09-12.Walton wins First Place Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Award for Light Feature
- ^ [3]2003 Houston Chronicle calls Walton "Funny and smart"
- ^ [4]2006 Houston Chronicle says that Walton "tickles us best"