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Robert S. Johnson(born April 1, 1968) is an American communications consultant who was previously a news anchor atWBBM-TVinChicago.
Rob Johnson | |
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| Born | April 1, 1968 |
| Education | DePauw University(BA) |
| Occupation | Communications consultant |
| Television | KALB-TV KLFY-TV KATV KPRC-TV WLS-TV WBBM-TV |
| Spouse | Stacey Johnson |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and education
editJohnson went to grade school in St. Louis, Missouri. Johnson and his family moved to Brussels, Belgium when he was in 8th grade, and Johnson graduated from theInternational School of Brusselsin 1986. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in Communications fromDePauw UniversityinGreencastle, Indianain 1990.[1]He is a graduate brother of DePauw's Lambda chapter ofPhi Gamma Deltafraternity.
Professional career
editHe joinedWBBM-TVin Chicago in August 2006 fromWLS-TVwhere he had worked since 1998 as weekend anchor and reporter. He co-anchored the evening news until March 2019.[citation needed]
In October 1998, Johnson joined WLS-TV in Chicago as a weekend news anchor and general assignment reporter. In August 2006, he subsequently moved to WBBM-TV as news anchor and as a general assignment reporter. In June 2007, the station promoted Johnson to be its evening news anchor. He ultimately teamed withIrika Sargenton the weeknight news. On March 13, 2019, CBS Chicago announced that his contract with the station would not be renewed.[2][better source needed]
He subsequently joined a company as a communications consultant.[3][better source needed]
Personal
editJohnson, his wife Stacey, and son live inHinsdale, Illinois.[4]
References
edit- ^[1]ArchivedJanuary 30, 2009, at theWayback Machine
- ^Feder, Robert (March 13, 2019)."CBS 2 drops anchors Rob Johnson, Marissa Bailey".Robert Feder.RetrievedFebruary 21,2020.
- ^Feder, Robert (November 5, 2019)."Robservations: Ex-anchor Rob Johnson moves to communications consulting".Robert Feder.RetrievedFebruary 21,2020.
- ^"Rob Johnson buys $1.8 million home in Hinsdale".15 April 2014.