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Tom_Johnson

Tom Johnson co-anchors FOX 35's morning newscast from 7-9 a.m. He is a veteran newsman with 18 years of experience. He came to FOX 35 in September 2003 after nearly two years at WOIO-TV (Cleveland) where he anchored both news and sports and also hit the streets as a news reporter. Before that Tom anchored the morning news at WSPA-TV (Upstate SC). Tom also worked at WIS-TV (Columbia, SC), WJCL-TV (Savannah) and began his career at WSAV-TV (Savannah) in 1990. Before that first job in Savannah, Tom attended the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia from 1986-1990. Tom has covered a lot of major stories in his career. They include: the shuttle Fleet's Return to Space in 2005; Central Florida's "Summer of Storms in 2004"; the trial of Susan Smith in Union, SC; the 1994 crash of a US Air jet in Charlotte; NC and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He was actually in Centennial Olympic Park when the bomb blast happened and eventually covered the search for accused bomber Eric Rudolph in the mountains of North Carolina. Tom has been honored for his work with 4 Emmy awards, 10 Emmy nominations and nearly a dozen other awards. Most recently he won a 2006 Suncoast Emmy Award for Education reporting at FOX 35. In 2005 he won a prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting at FOX 35. In his spare time, he loves to read and is an RABID football fan. He closely follows the Georgia Bulldogs and Washington Redskins. Tom is married with two young sons. He and his family are overjoyed to be in Central Florida.