Background
Johnson, Wyatt Thomas was born on September 30, 1941 in Macon, Georgia, United States. Son of Wyatt Thomas and Josephine Victoria Johnson.
Johnson, Wyatt Thomas was born on September 30, 1941 in Macon, Georgia, United States. Son of Wyatt Thomas and Josephine Victoria Johnson.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, U. Georgia, 1963; Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1965.
Reporter, management trainee, Macon Telegraph and News, 1957-1965; White House fellow, 1965-1966; assistant press secretary to, President United States, 1966; deputy press secretary, President United States, 1967; special assistant to, President, 1968; executive assistant, President, 1969-1970; executive vice president, director, Texas Broadcasting Corporation, Station KTBC-AM-FM-television, Austin, 1970-1973; executive editor, vice-president, director, Dallas Times Herald, 1973-1975; publisher, Dallas Times Herald, 1975-1977; president, Los Angeles Times, 1977-1980; publisher, Los Angeles Times, 1980-1989; also chief Executive officer, Los Angeles Times vice chairman, Times Mirror Company, 1989-1990; president, Cable News Network, Atlanta, since 1990. Member President's Commision on White House Fellows, 1979. President advisory board Henry W. Grady School Journalism, 1974-1975.
Board of directors Mayo Foundation. Chairman of the Board Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation, John S. and James Knight Foundation. Member Georgia Alumni Society (president 1979), Council on Foreign Rels.
New York, Sigma Nu.
Married Edwina Mac Chastain, December 29, 1963. Children: Wyatt Thomas III, Christa Johnson Shaffer.