Read key highlights surrounding Ken Dilanian.

• Dilanian began his career in journalism as a local reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
• From 2007 until 2010, he worked at USA Today. While at USA Today, he covered international policy and Congress.
• He also worked for USA Today as an investigator, State Department correspondent, and Congressional correspondent.
• He also worked for the Los Angeles Times as a National Security Correspondent.
• From 2010 until 2014, he worked at the Los Angeles Times.
• He also dabbled in writing.

• He joined the San Antonio Express-News and the Forth Worth Star.
• He spent around three years with the San Antonio Express-News before returning to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
• He rose to prominence after reporting on the state of Philadelphia’s child welfare system.
• In 2007, he received the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism for his coverage of Philadelphia’s child welfare system.
• After covering the news of the Iraq war, he drew even more attention.
• He is currently affiliated with NBC News, one of the most widely watched news networks. He became a member of the Network.
• In their investigative unit, he works as an off-air reporter for Intelligence and National Security.
• In November 2020, he made waves when he spoke obscenities live on TV. He was about to go on live for a program about the Trump administration’s failure to work with Joe Biden’s staff on the presidential transition.
• When he said two words, “Oh, sh*t, F*ck,” he had no idea he was on air. Later on, he apologized on the air “I was supposed to apologize to any listeners who might have heard me use profanity near the end of the previous song. What we’re learning today is the possible impact of the Trump administration’s refusal to recognise Biden’s victory in the intelligence realm.”
• Later, he apologized on Twitter “Please accept my apologies for the language I used on-air last hour. I was having some technological difficulties and accidentally hung up on the control room, despite the fact that my microphone was still on. The perils of working from home as a producer, cameraman, and tech support. #2020”