Conan Nolan Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Conan Nolan is a journalist and chief political reporter for NBC4.

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Best Known For:The television program NewsConference

Breakthrough:Began working at KSBY-TV as a news reporter and weekend sports anchor in 1981

10 Quick Facts About Conan Nolan

Full Name: Conan Nolan
Profession: Journalist and reporter
Known For: The television program NewsConference
Current Role: Chief political reporter
Current Employer: NBC4
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Specialization: Reporter, Journalist, and TV Host
Beats: Politics / Government and International / Foreign Affairs
Media Level: Local

Conan Nolan Age

Conan Nolan's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

His educational background includes studies at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and University of California, Davis.

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Period: Two years
University of California, Davis
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Field of Study: Political Science

Career & Work

Conan Nolan's career includes news and reporting roles with KNBC-TV, a television station and KSBW-TV.

Organization: KNBC-TV

Role: Chief Political Reporter and Public Affairs Host

Period: 1986–Present

Details: Los Angeles, California

Organization: KSBW-TV

Role: General Assignment Reporter

Period: Before 1986

Details: Salinas, California · Covered general news for the NBC-affiliated television station.

Organization: KSBY-TV

Role: News Reporter and Weekend Sports Anchor

Period: From 1981

Details: San Luis Obispo, California

Organization: KCBX-FM

Role: Political Reporter

Period: Early career

Details: San Luis Obispo, California · Covered politics for public radio before establishing his television reporting career.

Organization: KVEC-AM

Role: Assistant News Director

Period: Early career

Details: San Luis Obispo, California

Rise to Fame

Conan Nolan rose to prominence for his role on the television show NewsConference.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes NBC4 News, NewsConference, and NBC News International Conflict Reporting.

Television

TV Show: NBC4 News (Chief Political Reporter, 1986-Present) — Political reporting for KNBC-TV's Los Angeles newscasts
TV Show: NewsConference (Anchor and Political Interviewer) — NBC4's long-running Southern California political and public-affairs programme, broadcast on Sundays

Work: NBC News International Conflict Reporting (Correspondent) — Reporting from Iraq, Kuwait, Pakistan, the Afghan border and Lebanon
Work: Tuvalu Climate Change Report (Reporter) — Award-winning journalism addressing the consequences of global warming for Tuvalu

Notable Coverage

Operation Iraqi Freedom – NBC News – 2003 – Reported from Kuwait and Iraq during the Iraq War
Invasion of Afghanistan – NBC News – 2001 – Reported from Pakistan and the Afghan border during the early stages of the war in Afghanistan
Death of Pope John Paul II – NBC News – 2005 – Reported from Rome during international coverage of the pope's death
Climate Change in Tuvalu – NBC4 – Produced reporting from the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu on the consequences of global warming, receiving a Golden Mike Award
Child Refugees on the Pakistan Frontier – NBC4 – Reported on child refugees in Pakistan, earning an Emmy Award
Los Angeles Mayoral Election – NBC4 – 2026 – Interviewed candidates and reported on the contest involving Karen Bass, Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt
California Political Issues and Elections – NBC4 – 2026 – Reported on state and local political developments, including election campaigns, public spending and legislation

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Award — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Reporting on child refugees in the Pakistan frontier region.
Golden Mike Award — Radio and Television News Association of Southern California — Reporting on Tuvalu and the consequences of global warming.

Lesser Known Facts

Grew up on a ranch in the Los Osos Valley on California's Central Coast.
Worked in both radio and television before joining NBC4 in 1986.
Reached forty years of service with NBC Los Angeles in 2026.
Studied for two years at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, before earning a political science degree at the University of California, Davis.
Reported from Pakistan and the Afghan border during the invasion of Afghanistan.
Has a son and lives in Glendale, California.