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==Early life== |
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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. |
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. Johnson credits his stepfather TV and radio host [[Dean Edell]] for introducing him to the world of broadcasting. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 00:59, 25 June 2018
Whit Johnson | |
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| Born | Whitney C. Johnson June 28, 1982 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Television | KSL-TV KNDO KNDU CBS News (2009–2012) KNBC (2012–2017) ABC News (2018-present) |
| Spouse | Andrea Fujii (2007–present) |
| Children | 2 |
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. Johnson 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, as a correspondent and co-anchor in March 2018. In addition to this, he debuted ABC World News Tonight on March 21, and be in charge of anchor on June 23 and 24, 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.
References
External links
- Whit Johnson at IMDb
- Whit Johnson on Instagram
- Whit Johnson on X
- Whit Johnson on Facebook