David Ono is the anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News at 4pm and 6pm, the top-rated newscasts in all of Los Angeles.

David joined ABC7 in 1996 and during that time has witnessed history worldwide, covering disasters including the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the Haiti earthquake, hurricane Katrina, the firestorms in Los Angeles and Maui. David has also covered presidential elections, three Papal conclaves and two royal weddings.

He traveled across Europe and Asia chronicling brave acts of the Nisei soldier from World War II, creating an immersive stage show called Defining Courage, selling out theaters across the country including The Kennedy Center, Segerstrom Theater, Palace of Fine Arts, and the historic Hawaii Theater.

David has produced multiple award-winning documentaries, two of which have made their way to the Smithsonian Institution.

David has won 14 Edward R. Murrow awards, 32 Emmys, was named B&C's America’s anchor of the year in 2024, and he has been named journalist of the year by the LA Press Club multiple times as well as receiving their Lifetime Achievement Award. Ono has also received the Distinguished Journalist Award by the Society of Professional Journalist and was part of a team covering the LA Firestorm winning the prestigious Peabody Award.

David is honored to have received Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette from the Emperor of Japan.

Ono is a member of the board of governors for the Japanese American National Museum, Go For Broke National Education Center, and Advisory Board for Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles.

David is the founder of Story Boldly, a nonprofit 501c3 built to craft captivating, emotionally resonant stories that inspire and spark cultural understanding.