LOS ANGELES -- Longtime NBC4 Today in L.A. morning traffic reporter Paul Johnson died Tuesday evening at home with his wife and family around him. He was 75.
According to KNBC, Johnson suffered from a brain tumor and had undergone brain surgery in January.
Earlier this year, viewers flooded NBCLA with e-mails, phone calls and bags of letters asking where and why Johnson was off the air. Today in L.A. reported Johnson had a brain tumor.
Once it was made public that Johnson was ill, the outpouring of support was truly amazing.
Johnson has been a part of NBC4's on-air team since August 1988. During his tenure, he served as both a weather and traffic report contributor.
Before joining Metro Traffic in August 1982, Johnson spent more than eight years with Capital Cities, leaving a position as program director for WJR-FM in Detroit.
He has also reported traffic conditions for several Los Angeles radio stations, including KNX, KZLA, KACE, KXEZ and KSRF.
Johnson's extensive broadcast career included positions at several local radio stations, including KZLA/KPOL from 1975 to 1983, KFAC in 1974 where he was a news reporter, KUTE from 1972 to 1973 and KIIS-FM from 1969 to 1972, where he was an on-air personality.
In addition, Johnson appeared in the motion picture "Paint Your Wagon," on stage in several opera productions, and in numerous television commercials.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in law from Glendale University and studied music and drama at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.
He was known for his signature phrase"Buckle up, be careful our there."
Here is the link to his Facebook page if you'd like to leave a comment: http://www.facebook.com/pages/KNBCs-Paul-Johnson/320719950210#!/pages/KNBCs-Paul-Johnson/320719950210?v=wall
According to KNBC, Johnson suffered from a brain tumor and had undergone brain surgery in January.
Earlier this year, viewers flooded NBCLA with e-mails, phone calls and bags of letters asking where and why Johnson was off the air. Today in L.A. reported Johnson had a brain tumor.
Once it was made public that Johnson was ill, the outpouring of support was truly amazing.
Johnson has been a part of NBC4's on-air team since August 1988. During his tenure, he served as both a weather and traffic report contributor.
Before joining Metro Traffic in August 1982, Johnson spent more than eight years with Capital Cities, leaving a position as program director for WJR-FM in Detroit.
He has also reported traffic conditions for several Los Angeles radio stations, including KNX, KZLA, KACE, KXEZ and KSRF.
Johnson's extensive broadcast career included positions at several local radio stations, including KZLA/KPOL from 1975 to 1983, KFAC in 1974 where he was a news reporter, KUTE from 1972 to 1973 and KIIS-FM from 1969 to 1972, where he was an on-air personality.
In addition, Johnson appeared in the motion picture "Paint Your Wagon," on stage in several opera productions, and in numerous television commercials.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in law from Glendale University and studied music and drama at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.
He was known for his signature phrase"Buckle up, be careful our there."
Here is the link to his Facebook page if you'd like to leave a comment: http://www.facebook.com/pages/KNBCs-Paul-Johnson/320719950210#!/pages/KNBCs-Paul-Johnson/320719950210?v=wall
