| Ken Dilanian | |
| Birth Place: | Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Employer: | NBC News |
| Alma Mater: | Williams College |
Ken Dilanian is an American journalist of Armenian descent.[1] As of 2024, he is based in Washington, DC serving as the justice and intelligence correspondent for NBC News.[2]
Dilanian was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He is a 1991 graduate of Williams College, where he majored in political science.[3] Dilanian played football at Williams and is credited with a major role in helping the Ephmen achieve their first unbeaten and untied season in a century.[3] [4]
Dilanian's first position after graduating from Williams was at the Philadelphia Inquirer[5] According to Dilanian, his first published article at the Inquirer was a story on a pet funeral.[5] He then worked for several local newspapers in Texas before returning to the Inquirer.[5]
Dilanian joined USA Today in 2007, where he worked three years covering foreign policy and Congress.
He was a reporter in the Los Angeles Times’ Washington, D.C., bureau from April 2010 until May 2014.[6] As a Rome-based foreign correspondent, he made frequent trips to Iraq.[6]
After leaving the Los Angeles Times, Dilanian worked briefly as lead national security reporter for the Associated Press before joining NBC News in 2015 as justice and intelligence correspondent, a role he continues to hold as of 2024.[7]
Dilanian is the recipient of the 2007 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism for a series he co-authored on Philadelphia's child welfare system.[6]
Dilanian is married and has two children.[3]