JUSTIN KANNO, News Photographer, KHON 2, Hawaii
Justin Kanno is considered an exceptional news photographer who goes the distance. He’s been in the field more than three decades. A NATAS SF/NorCal Shelly Fay scholarship helped launch his career as he studied videography at California State University, East Bay. At the same time, Kanno was also freelancing at KRON-TV. After graduation, he landed a job at KOLO-TV in Reno, eventually getting promoted to Chief Photographer. He later joined KHON-TV in Hawaii where he’s worked for almost 20 years. Now, he’s coming full circle from scholarship award recipient, to Silver Circle inductee. Scholarships make a difference.