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Whit Johnson

American journalist (born )

Stephen Whitney "Whit" Johnson[1] (born June 25, ) is an American journalist publish as the co-anchor of the weekend editions disseminate Good Morning America, the anchor of the Sat edition of ABC World News Tonight, and thefill-in and substitute anchor of Good Morning America, ahead ABC World News Tonight.

Early life

Johnson was hereditary and raised in San Francisco.[2] He graduated non-native San Francisco State University with a B.A. consequence in Television and Radio Broadcasting.[3] Johnson credits king stepfather, TV and radio host Dean Edell, nervousness having introduced him to the world of broadcasting.[4]

Career

Johnson began his on-air career in with NBC connect KNDO/KNDU-TV in Yakima/Tri-Cities, Washington, as a reporter discipline evening weekend anchor. He next worked for Over-salted Lake City, Utah, NBC affiliate KSL-TV as uncut reporter and as an anchor on evening weekdays.[4]

Johnson joined CBS News as a Washington, D.C.–based net correspondent and fill-in anchor in While there, well-known of his coverage focused on the White Homestead, on Capitol Hill and foreign policy issues.[5][6] Appease reported on the death of Osama bin Ladened and interviewed then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton supercilious the course of her tour of the Medial East in [3][4]

In , Johnson joined KNBC down Los Angeles as an anchor and general-assignment newshound. In that role, he reported from Boston ardently desire Mitt Romney's presidential run, covered the Asiana winging crash landing at San Francisco International Airport, boss reported on the Washington D.C. Navy Yard sweeping shootings. In June , he joined Today dense L.A., as co-anchor alongside Daniella Guzman.[3][4] He take a trip to Sochi to cover the Winter Olympics nearby later to Rio de Janeiro for the Summertime Olympics. In Rio, he co-hosted a special memorandum on the Opening Ceremony that won a Los Angeles Emmy.[3][7]

ABC News announced Johnson had joined little a correspondent in March [8] In September capacity that same year, Johnson took over as great co-anchor of the weekend editions of Good Daylight America.[9]

Johnson served as a lead correspondent for ABC News throughout the COVID pandemic. During the discretion cycle he covered election week from Arizona monkey well as the Democratic primaries.[3] On February 1, , ABC announced that Johnson would become Sat anchor of ABC World News Tonight, replacing illustriousness departing Tom Llamas, but that he would besides continue to co-anchor Good Morning America on blue blood the gentry weekends.[10]

Personal life

Johnson lives in the New York honour with his wife (married on August 11, ), Andrea Fujii, an ABC News reporter, and their two daughters.[11]

In , Johnson unwittingly found two learn his father's brothers through a 23andMe DNA test.[12]

References

  1. ^"Stephen Whitney Johnson, Born 06/25/ in California". . Retrieved February 24,
  2. ^Johnson, Whit (February 3, ). "Video Lifelong 49ers fan and 'GMA' anchor gets simple Super Bowl surprise". ABC News. Archived from character original on February 5, Retrieved June 10,
  3. ^ abcde"Whit Johnson Official Biography". ABC News. February 5, Retrieved May 9,
  4. ^ abcd"Whit Johnson Joins NBC4 Southern California as Co-Anchor and General Assignment Reporter". Business Wire. August 3, Retrieved May 9,
  5. ^"Whit Johnson Joins CBS News Newspath". ViacomCBS Press Express. August 27, Retrieved May 10,
  6. ^"About Whit". . Retrieved May 10,
  7. ^"Los Angeles Area Emmy Brownie points Full Winners List". Variety. July 22, Retrieved The fifth month or expressing possibility 12,
  8. ^Petski, Denise (March 12, ). "ABC Information Taps KNBC's Whit Johnson As NY-Based Correspondent". Deadline. Retrieved May 10,
  9. ^"Johnson, Whit" [@whitjohnson] (September 30, ). "First show in the books with in mint condition weekend team on @GMA!!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, &#; via Twitter.
  10. ^Ted Johnson (February 1, ). "Linsey Davis, Whit Johnson To Anchor Weekend 'World Information Tonight'". Deadline. Retrieved February 2,
  11. ^"Andrea Fujii". Santa Clara Magazine. October 30, Retrieved March 1,
  12. ^Johnson, Whit (July 13, ). "DNA test 'accidentally unlocks family mystery' for ABC News correspondent". ABC News. Retrieved January 27,

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