John McQuiston is a singer, songwriter and recording artist who performs as John Allen James. As of 2024, John had released six albums and EPs of original songs, as well as three instrumental albums: "An Analog Dad's Digital Kids," Volume 1, Volume 2, and Volume 3. He plays live solo acoustic shows in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.

Previously, John worked as a broadcast journalist at radio and TV stations across the eastern half of the U.S. His employers included WMDT, WTKR, WJAR, WFSB, WFLA, WTVQ, WCPO, WWSB and freelance clients, as well as WCHL and WFLA Radio. His reporting also appeared on ESPN, NBC and the Florida-wide Sun Sports network.

John collected a lot of license plates.

In his last TV job at WWSB in Sarasota, Florida's Society of Professional Journalists chapter named John a finalist for its Anchor of the Year award in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He earned regional Emmy nominations for news anchoring in 2012 and for sports anchoring in 2013. He has also written, produced and hosted corporate videos and documentary films.

Either as John McQuiston or John Allen James, John does not usually write about himself in the third person.