Joe Johns Explained

Joe Johns
Birth Name:Joseph Eduardo Johns
Occupation:Lawyer, Journalist
Education:Marshall University (BA)
American University (JD)

Joseph Eduardo Johns is an American lawyer and journalist. He is the Senior Washington Correspondent for CNN, based in the Washington, D.C., bureau. He was promoted to the position in 2014.[1] [2] He previously worked as an NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent for TODAY and other NBC programs. He worked for WRC-TV (NBC-4) in Washington, D.C. He also worked as an anchor for WSAZ-TV in 1980.[3]

In an interview with Capitol Standard magazine in 2016, Johns said of the lessons he's learned in media: "Be skeptical of hype. People who tell big lies don’t back down, even when confronted with the truth."[4]

Johns was a star discus thrower at West High School in Columbus, Ohio.[5] He was a four-year scholarship track and field athlete at Marshall University[6] and was inducted into the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.[7] He holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where he graduated Omicron Delta Kappa, and a J.D. degree from American University in D.C.

Johns was married to former MSNBC analyst Michelle Bernard;[8] [9] the couple divorced in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joe Johns promoted at CNN. Politico. Dylan Byers. 15 January 2014. 6 April 2017.
  2. Web site: CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Joe Johns . Cnn.com . August 13, 2012.
  3. Web site: WSAZ History | Where Are They Now? . Wsaz.com . January 1, 1980 . August 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516223034/http://www.wsaz.com/wsazhistory/misc/64011007.html . May 16, 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Greco. Margaret. What You Don't Know About CNN's Joe Johns. Capitol Standard. 27 October 2017. November 22, 2016.
  5. Web site: "CNN's Joe Johns, three others to enter West High Hall of Fame" . 2011-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101201191757/http://yournewscolumbus.com/cnns_joe_johns.htm . 2010-12-01 . dead .
  6. http://www.marshall.edu/pressrelease.asp?ID=1464 CNN correspondent Joe Johns grand marshal of MU homecoming parade
  7. Web site: Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2011-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929114518/http://herdzone.cstv.com/hallfame/mars-hallfame.html . 2011-09-29 . dead .
  8. Web site: Softball Interview Question Leads to Awkward Answer . September 2, 2009 . Cook . John . April 9, 2009 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090829180312/http://gawker.com/5205389/softball-interview-question-leads-to-awkward-answer . August 29, 2009 .
  9. Web site: Michelle Bernard: 'The Republican Party Needs to Find Its Soul' . July 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183349/http://www.iwf.org/news/2435006/Michelle-Bernard%3A-%27The-Republican-Party-Needs-to-Find-Its-Soul%27 . July 14, 2014 . April 9, 2009 . dead .

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