Kristine Johnson

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Kristine Johnson
Born (1972-06-05) June 5, 1972 (age 51)
Angeles City, Philippines
OccupationNews presenter
SpouseSteve Johnson
ChildrenAva Johnson, Burke Johnson [1]
Website www.cbsnews.com/newyork/personality/kristine-johnson/

Kristine Johnson (born June 5, 1972, in Angeles City, Philippines), is a co-anchor at WCBS-TV in New York City on the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts with Maurice DuBois.

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Early life and education

Johnson was born in the Philippines, the daughter of a Filipina mother and a Swedish American father. [2] Johnson graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and minors in political science, history and English.

Career

Johnson started her career as a reporter and anchor in Providence, Rhode Island for WPRI. She joined NBC in 2005, working as an anchor of NBC's Early Today and First Look on MSNBC. She was also one of the alternating news anchors on NBC's Weekend Today . She announced on Early Today that October 20, 2006, was her last day and that she would be moving on. [3] That was the same week that NBC Universal announced that it would cut 700 jobs.

She joined WCBS-TV in November 2006 as co-anchor of the noon and 5 p.m. newscasts alongside Chris Wragge, the station's former sports director. In June 2007, she and Wragge replaced Dana Tyler and Jim Rosenfield on the 11 p.m. newscast, with Tyler and Rosenfield taking the noon newscast. She anchored the news during Hurricane Sandy, the blizzard of 2013, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and Boston Marathon bombing. [4] In September 2022, Johnson traveled to London to cover preparations for the funeral of Elizabeth II. [5] [6]

She is the recipient of two nominations for an Emmy award as a producer.

Personal life

Johnson resides in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey [7] with her husband Steve, daughter Ava (born May 2002), and son Burke (born March 2007). [1]

Johnson has run and completed three New York City Marathons in 2014, 2015, and 2021. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WCBS' Kristine Johnson Married Life: Meet Her Supportive Husband and Their 2 Children. Divorce Rumors?" . Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Lugay, Elton (May 14, 2011). "I'm still working on the mom thing". The FilAm. A & V Media. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Inside Cable News :: Kristine Johnson departs MSNBC… :: October :: 2006". Archived from the original on 2006-10-29. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Kristine Johnson, Emcee - Coalition For The Homeless" . Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  5. ↑ "Thousands of mourners wait in line to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth". Yahoo! News. 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Kristine (16 September 2022). "Andy Byford, former MTA president and London's transport commissioner, says preparing for queen's funeral took years". Paramount Streaming. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ↑ DeVencentis, Philip. "CBS anchor Kristine Johnson, of Bergen County, to give William Paterson graduation address", The Record (Bergen County) , May 16, 2018. Received on May 17, 2018. "Relaying the message will be commencement speaker Kristine Johnson, co-anchor of the evening news for WCBS-TV in New York City. No stranger to broadcasting, the Emmy Award-winning anchor, who lives with her family in Upper Saddle River, is no stranger to success, either."
  8. ↑ "Kristine Johnson's NYC Marathon Results and Info". results.nyrr.org. Retrieved February 5, 2022.



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