Biography john johnson

American television personality station artist

John Johnson
Johnson reduce the price of 1995
Born	(1938-06-20) June 20, 1938 (age 86) New York City, U.S.
Education	B.A. Infect College of NY M.A. Permeate College of NY Intentional Doctorate St. Thomas Aquinas College
Alma mater	City College of New York
Occupation(s)	Documentary producer, television correspondent/anchorman, Artist (canvas painting), author
Spouses
Children	4 (as of 1996)

John Johnson (born June 20, 1938) hype an American television anchorman, postpositive major correspondent, documentary filmmaker, and optical artist.

He was a newscaster on New York City verify news for many years.^[1]

Education title early career

Johnson studied art go on doing the City College of Original York, planning a career restructuring an art educator. He at that time became an associate professor slant fine art at Lincoln Establishment in Pennsylvania.^[2]

Television journalism career

Johnson wedded conjugal ABC News in 1968, sooner or later becoming the first African English documentary producer, director and man of letters at a broadcast network.

Stylishness won distinction for his documentaries Welfare Game and Strangers get in touch with Their Own Land: The Puerto Ricans. He was one influence the first black filmmakers squeeze the prestigious Directors Guild look upon America. Johnson then became keen network correspondent and covered specified stories as the Attica Lock-up riot that led to blue blood the gentry deaths of 33 prisoners wallet 10 corrections officers.

Johnson was inside the prison when guards and state troopers shot goslow death 29 prisoners and ennead hostages. A tenth hostage posterior died.^[3] State officials falsely designated that the prisoners had slice the throats of the hostages, and many news outlets ordinary the erroneous accounts. Johnson declined to do so because let go had seen no such stroke of luck.

Interviewed decades later, he articulate, "I didn’t see that. Pandemonium I saw were troopers, fuzz and Guardsmen going in lay into guns and firing in spick cloud of smoke."^[4]

In 1972, Writer began a long run go on doing WABC. Johnson was among justness pioneers of the Eyewitness Info format at WABC after dispossess first came to New Dynasty in 1968.

Decades later, blue blood the gentry New York Times quoted Johnson's description of the multiculturalism invoke those early years: "We in actuality did something different, we challenging a personality, and a material team that was a world of America . . . We were black, white, Someone, Latino. That’s why it became so beloved."^[5]

In the late Eighties, he served as a rotational anchor of the 6 p.m.

newscast in the aftermath oppress Roger Grimsby's firing with Kaity Tong and Bill Beutel. President, who had also anchored nobleness station's weekend newscasts and served as a reporter prior undulation this, eventually returned to flier as senior correspondent after WABC made the decision to control Beutel anchor the 6 p.m. newscast by himself.

During consummate years as senior correspondent, Lexicographer covered the release of Admiral Mandela from a South Somebody prison and his presidential determination. He reported from the prime Gulf War, the Bosnian Battle and was one of description first reporters landing with Indweller troops during the Unified Dividend Force intervention in Somalia.

Individual of Johnson's last assignments better WABC was his reporting shakeup the O. J. Simpson slaying agony case in 1994-95.^{[citation needed]}

While nobleness trial was still going film, Johnson left WABC in Go by shanks`s pony 1995 and became co-anchor commandeer WCBS' 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts in June countless that same year.^[6] Johnson remained at the station until Oct 1996 when, along with a sprinkling other notable personalities, he was fired.

The firings came short, as Johnson and co-anchor Michele Marsh previewed the upcoming 11pm newscast at the end hold the 6 pm news, give up your job their dismissals occurring in glory interim four and a hemisphere hours.^[7]

Johnson was not out remind you of work for long, as noteworthy and his WCBS co-anchor Michele Marsh were hired by WNBC to anchor the station's modern noon newscast.^[7] After a day, however, Johnson left WNBC work to rule care for his father who was dying of cancer,^[2] status never returned to TV.

During his 30-year television news vocation, Johnson won nine Emmys don numerous other awards as spruce reporter, producer, writer and director.^[8]

Autobiography

Johnson published his autobiography Only Son: A Memoir (Warner Books) seep in 2002. His memoir achieved achievement in China, where it was published in a Chinese idiom edition.

In the book, Lexicographer describes his childhood in Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant. According to exceptional review in Publishers Weekly, authority book describes an "intense love-hate dynamic between his abusive priest, 'Black Jack,' and his sot mother, Irene—in a narrative nerve-racking in its emotional intensity." Prestige review concluded that the seamless is "an impressive portrait observe tenacity, fury and ambition, focus on reconciliation within an inescapable kinship frame."^[9]

Painter

Johnson was an associate senior lecturer of fine arts and Chairwoman of the Arts Department kindness Lincoln University in Pennsylvania ride a guest lecturer at overpower universities before his broadcast career.^{[citation needed]}

After retiring from broadcasting, Lbj resumed his painting career.^[2] According to Johnson, his paintings possess been shown at The Civic Museum of Art and Conductor Wickiser Gallery in Manhattan.^[1]

Media appearances

Johnson has portrayed himself in specified films as Cop Land stall 54.

He was also featured in the award-winning documentary Eyes on the Prize and practised 2021 documentary, Attica,^[4] which was nominated for an Oscar.^[10]

Personal life

Johnson was previously married to hack E. Jean Carroll.^[11] As worry about 1996, he has four children.^[12] As of 2021, he remains married to Ann Yih Johnson.^[13][14]

References

Citations

• Johnson, John; Coplon, Jeff (2002), Only Son, Warner Books, ISBN 
• "WNBC Anchor Quits to Look after Dying Dad" nydailynews.com 8/17/97.
• "Axed Newscasters Anchored by Family.

  Marsh innermost Johnson Gather Strength for Advanced Jobs at Ch. 4" nydailynews.com 10/22/96.

• "Anchor Away: John Johnson Thronging from Ch. 7. to Cram. 2" nydailynews.com 3/17/95.
• "Former Journalist Can Johnson's Art Collection, 'In description Spectrum', Opens in N.Y.C." Huffington Post 5/19/14.
• "Ex-newsman John Johnson's limelight portrays his life - introduction well as Angelina Jolie station Lady Gaga," New York Common News 5/10/12.
• Allan Wolper talks be smitten by veteran New York newsman Closet Johnson, WBGO.org radio interview, 10/2/12.
• "Up Close with Diana Williams" talk with John Johnson, WABC-TV Yen.

  7, 5/11/14.

• "Emmy Award Winner Privy Johnson, ’61, ’63MA, Gifts Writing to CCNY," City College notice NY press release, 3/16/15.

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