Background
Johnson was born in the Philippines, the daughter of a Filipina mother and a Swedish American father.
Johnson was born in the Philippines, the daughter of a Filipina mother and a Swedish American father.
Johnson graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and minors in political science, history and English.
And 11 p.m. newscasts with Maurice DuBois. Johnson started her career as a reporter and anchor in Providence, Rhode Island, for WPRI. She joined National Broadcasting Company in 2005, working as an anchor of National Broadcasting Company"s Early Today and First Look on Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company. She was also one of the alternating news anchors on National Broadcasting Company"s Weekend Today. She announced on Early Today that October 20, 2006, was her last day and that she would be moving on.
That was the same week that National Broadcasting Company Universal announced that it would cut 700 jobs.
She joined WCBS-television 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 is the recipient of two nominations for an Emmy award as a producer.
Married Steve Johnson. Children: Ava, Burke.