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Johnson joined [[KNBC]] in 2012, as a general assignment reporter, he traveled to [[Sochi]] for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]], reporting from Boston for [[Mitt Romney]]'s [[Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012|2012 presidential run]], he covered the [[Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C. Navy Yard]] mass shootings and the [[Asiana Airlines Flight 214|Asiana flight 214 crash landing]] in [[San Francisco International Airport]]. In June 2014, he joined ''[[Today in L.A.]]'', as co-anchor alongside [[Daniella Guzman]] replacing [[Michael Brownlee]] who was moved to the station's noon newscasts and [[Michelle Valles]] who was moved to the weekend morning newscasts. Johnson announced on December 13, 2017 that he was leaving KNBC to pursue other interests.
Johnson joined [[KNBC]] in 2012, as a general assignment reporter, he traveled to [[Sochi]] for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]], reporting from Boston for [[Mitt Romney]]'s [[Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012|2012 presidential run]], he covered the [[Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C. Navy Yard]] mass shootings and the [[Asiana Airlines Flight 214|Asiana flight 214 crash landing]] in [[San Francisco International Airport]]. In June 2014, he joined ''[[Today in L.A.]]'', as co-anchor alongside [[Daniella Guzman]] replacing [[Michael Brownlee]] who was moved to the station's noon newscasts and [[Michelle Valles]] who was moved to the weekend morning newscasts. Johnson announced on December 13, 2017 that he was leaving KNBC to pursue other interests.


Johnson started on-air on [[ABC News|ABC-TV]]'s ''[[ABC World News Tonight|World News Tonight]]'' on March 21, 2018.
Johnson started on-air on [[ABC News|ABC-TV]]'s ''[[Good Morning America#Weekend editions|Good Morning America Weekend Edition]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]'' on March 2018. In addition to this, he debuted ''[[ABC World News Tonight]]'' on March 21, 2018.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 00:17, 25 June 2018

Whit Johnson
Born
Whitney C. Johnson

(1982-06-28) June 28, 1982 (age 42)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSan Francisco State University (B.A.)
OccupationJournalist
TelevisionKSL-TV
KNDO
KNDU
CBS News (2009–2012)
KNBC (2012–2017)
ABC News (2018-present)
SpouseAndrea Fujii (2007–present)
Children2

Whitney C. "Whit" Johnson (born June 28, 1982) is an American journalist.

Early life

Johnson was born and raised in San Francisco, California. His career has taken him through four states and Washington, D.C.. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. degree in Television and Radio Broadcasting. He credits his stepfather TV and radio host Dean Edell for introducing him to the world of broadcasting.

Career

Early in Johnson's career, he was an evening weekday anchor and reporter for KSL-TV, an NBC-affiliate in Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his on-air career as an evening weekend anchor and reporter for KNDO / KNDU, the NBC-affiliated duopoly Yakima / Tri-Cities, Washington.

Johnson joined CBS News, as a network correspondent and fill-in anchor in 2009. He earned many accolades for his reporting in the White House, Capitol Hill and on foreign policy issues.

Johnson joined KNBC in 2012, as a general assignment reporter, he traveled to Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, reporting from Boston for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential run, he covered the Washington D.C. Navy Yard mass shootings and the Asiana flight 214 crash landing in San Francisco International Airport. In June 2014, he joined Today in L.A., as co-anchor alongside Daniella Guzman replacing Michael Brownlee who was moved to the station's noon newscasts and Michelle Valles who was moved to the weekend morning newscasts. Johnson announced on December 13, 2017 that he was leaving KNBC to pursue other interests.

Johnson started on-air on ABC-TV's Good Morning America Weekend Edition and Good Morning America on March 2018. In addition to this, he debuted ABC World News Tonight on March 21, 2018.

Personal life

When not working, Johnson enjoys jogging, playing soccer, snowboarding and spending time with his family. He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, married on August 11,2007, Andrea Fujii, an employee of KCBS-TV / KCAL-TV, as general assignment reporter with his two daughters and rescue dog, Nemo.

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