Jonathan Hall is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and 7News Investigative Reporter. His hard-hitting stories have exposed embarrassing truths about public officials, public projects and government waste that New England viewers need to know.

Jonathan came to 7NEWS from KMOV-TV (CBS) in St. Louis, Missouri, where he spent 1990 to 1993 as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor. From 1987 to 1990, he was weekend anchor and general assignment reporter for WMTW-TV (ABC) in Portland, Maine. In 1986, he was an associate producer for WCVB-TV (ABC) Boston and a writer for Newscenter 5 broadcasts. He was the executive editor and producer for WEEI Newsradio 590 in Boston from 1983 to 1986, where he won an Associated Press award for the WEEI Evening Review.

During the course of his distinguished career, Jonathan won an Emmy Award for live spot news reporting, as well as a Missouri Association of Broadcasters award in spot news reporting.

Jonathan received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1983. He is a native of Marshfield, MA, and currently lives south of Boston with his wife, Karen Marinella, and their children.

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What are you listening to right now?
U2

What's on your DVR?
Friday Night Lights

What are your favorite films?
Slumdog Millionaire, Gran Torino, Crash, Jerry Maguire - too many to list!

What are your favorite books?
Just read "The Given Day" by Dennis Lehane.

What are your favorite websites to checkout?
Financial sites, PGAtour.com, whdh.com of course!

If you could interview anyone in history, who would it be?
JFK

What are your favorite cities in the world?
Boston
LA
London
Paris
Stockholm

What are your favorite foods?
Swordfish
Clam Chowder
Chicken Fajitas
Steak

What is always in your refrigerator you cannot live without?
Milk for the kids.

What is one thing you still dream to do?
Write or direct a movie!

What is one thing about you most people would be surprised by?
My great great grandfather built the Marshfield Hills General Store - now owned by the actor Steve Carrell.