You know John Daly as the internationally known host of Real-TV and "House Detective" on HGTV. But John Daly is also a spokesperson, writer, and producer. His career spans more than three decades.

John graduated from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and the desire to become a writer.

After two years in public relations and advertising, John began his news career; first as a newspaper reporter for the Norwich (CT) Bulletin and the New London (CT) Day.

During that time, John completed a graduate course at Columbia University in New York City for print journalists moving into broadcast journalism.

Within a year, John was a television reporter in New Bern, North Carolina at WCTI-TV 12. He embraced the job so enthusiastically that he was arrested for an investigative piece on pay illegally withheld from garment workers. The case against John was dismissed, but the victimized workers received all of their back pay plus damages.

Within eleven months, John was hired at WPRI-TV 12 in Providence, Rhode Island. John covered politics and the economy as well as general assignment stories. It was at WPRI, where John's anchoring talents were discovered and he began anchoring the station's morning newscasts.

Two years later, WFSB TV in Hartford, Connecticut, John's home town, hired him away. John also covered politics and the economy while anchoring the morning and noon newscasts, sometimes working fourteen hours a day.

In 1990, John was then hired by KTNV-TV 13 in Las Vegas as the main anchor and managing editor. John was the newsroom's main journalist overseeing the writing and news content of the station's primary newscasts. Two of the shows won regional Emmy awards and regional Associated Press awards for best newscasts.

Cathy Ray, John's co-anchor says, "John is so solid and well-informed. Whether it was local news or news from Bosnia and Chechnya, I could count on John."

After six years, John made what could be an unprecedented jump from the 68th television market to the national and international spotlight for the role, so far, in which he is best known: Real TV, the all video magazine show, distributed by Paramount Domestic Television. At its height, nearly four million viewers watched John host Real TV each night.

John Johnston, Senior Producer, Real-TV: "John brought credibility to Real-TV. The audience believed him when he told them these videos were, in fact, real."

Besides hosting, narrating and assisting on the writing of the show, John's duties included promoting Real TV across the country and in all English speaking nations with radio, television, and newspaper interviews.

According to Cheri Brownlee, Co-Executive Producer, Real-TV: "John is a regular guy who really enjoys people. He can walk up to people who recognize him from television and have a conversation with them. I can't tell you how much that meant to the success of Real-TV."

Because Paramount signed John to an exclusive contract, he was unable to host any other shows. However, John used his free time to lay the ground work for his future endeavors: producing film and television scripts; and to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer, as well. Already with a literature degree, he began self-study on screenwriting and story structure. To develop his writing from an actor's perspective, John also enrolled in acting classes at the Chekhov Studios in Los Angeles. He actually landed the role of the Maitre d' in the film "Vegas City of Dreams" to be released in late 2002.

In 2001, John created Daly Productions in Las Vegas to develop television shows and movies scripts while also offering video and publicity support for companies. Daly Productions has produced its first pilot, "Missing in America" about missing children that is now being marketed to television networks. Two other reality shows are also in development.

John has teamed with screenwriter Eric Snyder to write a screenplay "Dead in Three Weeks" based on the Binion murder trial in Las Vegas and a sitcom, "Split/Screen", about the life of a porn star trying to escape the adult film industry. John and Eric are also developing three other screenplays and one other sit-com.

John still can be seen on television, though. He hosts the nationally televised cable show, "House Detective" on HGTV. Plus, he co-hosts a local news magazine show, "This Week in Las Vegas" with former Las Vegas mayor Jan Jones seen on KVBC-TV-3 Sundays at 7 pm.

John is avid about reading and fitness. John's 10-handicap in golf leads him to numerous celebrity golf events throughout the country.

John and his wife Teri have been married since 1985. Most people think John is Teri's only diversion from her usual good taste.

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