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Jim Johnson

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Johnson's unique conversational style of doing the news has won the hearts of listeners... and won him many awards (including a prestigious Edward R. Murrow award.)
Part of Johnson's on air charm is his ability to converse with Roe Conn on a variety of subjects, including stories about growing up in the North Woods of Wisconsin. Jim claims to be the only newsman whose childhood pets include a skunk and a porcupine. (Despite Roe's attempts to limit them Johnson seems to have an endless supply of Wisconsin stories.)
Jim has a Bachelor's and Masters degree in communications from the University of Illinois.
Prior to joining Roe & Cisco, Jim was a television news anchor in Champaign Illinois. He also worked as a weekend TV reporter for ABC 7 in Chicago.
Johnson is married to his college sweetheart Denise (an occupational therapist.) They have a daughter Alexis who has followed her father in the business and is currently a TV reporter and weekend anchor in Portland, OR.
Asked to sum up his view of life Johnson once told a reporter, "I've been up... I've been down... Up is better."
(Also, Jim lists among his major achievements the invention of the "Canarble Wagon" and the "Jimism")
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Here are some pictures from Jim's past and current life:









