John Stofflet Biography
John Stofflet is an American award-winning journalist who has worked in over 40 countries. He was born on 1st January 1961. He interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House and he has received 24 Emmys in his career.
John Stofflet Age
John Stofflet was born on 1st January 1961. He is 58 years old as of 2019.
John Stofflet Education
John Stofflet is a graduate of UW-Madison Journalism School located in Middleton.
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He has 2 children, a son, and a daughter; Taylor and Kaia.
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In his career, John has traveled all over the world to more than 40 countries and 7 continents working on assignments. He had a chance to interview President Barack Obama one on one at The White House.
John Stofflet has received 24 Emmy awards from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences including 2 Best News Anchor Emmys in the Chicago area. John has also been awarded the Edward R. Murrow Awards for his work.
John Stofflet has also been given an award for Best Live On-Scene Reporting as well as Best News Writing Awards both from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. He also has a story on YouTube that has more than 22 million views. The story is about an artist who was born with cerebral palsy and creates paintings using a typewriter.
Due to his appetite for adventure, he has flown through a hurricane, he has also been in the middle of an avalanche. John has also ventured inside a developing tornado and jumped off the 72nd story of a building back in New Zealand while suspended from a thin cable.
He has also dived with sharks and killer whales as well as put his hand in a live polar bear’s mouth though the bear was tranquilized.
He has had numerous interviews with many notable people including the one-on-one interview with President Barack Obama and Governor Scott Walker.
The celebrities he has interviewed include; Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, George Clooney, Will Smith, and Jodie Foster. He has also hosted several specials that aired nationally on HGTV.
John Stofflet worked for KING-TV(NBC) located in Seattle for 16 years. He was also working as a freelance correspondent for the National Geographic Channel. When he was given a chance to join NBC 15 News in 2005, he took it with both hands.
At the Badger Childhood Cancer Network, he works on the board of directors. He is very much involved in NBC 15’s, Share Your Holidays.
This is a campaign for the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin. He regularly talks in schools and organizations about his experiences as a journalist. While traveling the world was a kick, Stofflet is happy to be home. He truly believes south-central Wisconsin is one of the best places on the planet to live and work.
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Young Janesville man who inspired rock band, motorcyclists and an NFL Quarterback dies
Source; nbc15.com
A young Janesville man, whose courage in the face of a long battle with cancer inspired everyone from a rock band to hundreds of area motorcyclists, died Tuesday.
Zachary (“Zach”) Olson was just 19. A 2018 graduate of Janesville Parker High School, Olson fought cancer throughout most of his childhood.
During the final months of his life, NBC15 News shared the story of how hundreds in the Janesville community came out to a fundraiser to support him in February, and how the rock band Shinedown and hundreds of area motorcyclists stepped up to grant him two final wishes.
In March, Olson got to meet the members of Shinedown, his favorite band, backstage. The band gave him a special seat up front at their Milwaukee concert.
His mother, Miranda, told NBC15 News, “My heart was full, my eyes were full, it was amazing. To see that happen for him, to know that’s all he wanted, I couldn’t think of anything better.”
In April, Miranda asked area motorcyclists to make another of her son’s final wishes come true–seeing a large group of motorcyclists drive by.
They showed up in force….some 600 strong…as Olson watched from a wheelchair, covered by a blanket on the cold April day. Miranda said, “I couldn’t hold it together because I could not believe how they kept coming and coming. I never imagined this many people would be here.”
Zach Olson also had a lifelong friend and supporter in former Badger and Packer quarterback Scott Tolzien, who stayed in touch with and visited Olson throughout his life.
In his obituary, Olson’s family wrote, “Throughout most of his childhood, Zachary fought a courageous battle with cancer.
Although in the end brain cancer claimed his life, he never once allowed his health to bring him down. Even on his darkest days, Zachary would still smile. He truly had a heart of gold.”
Olson is survived by his mother, Miranda; brother, Gavin; grandparents, Ron & Terri Pass; and aunt and uncle, Tanya & Mike Campbell.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 4 at Schneider Funeral Home in Janesville, with a visitation Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
