Robert S. Johnson (born April 1, 1968) is an American communications consultant who was previously a news anchor at

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Early life and education

Johnson went to grade school in St. Louis, Missouri. Johnson and his family moved to Brussels, Belgium when he was in 8th grade, and Johnson graduated from the

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in 1986. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from

DePauw University DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the G ...

Greencastle, Indiana Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylv ...

in 1990. He is a graduate brother of DePauw's Lambda chapter of

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fraternity.

Professional career

He joined

in Chicago in August 2006 from

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where he had worked since 1998 as weekend anchor and reporter. He co-anchored the evening news until March 2019. In October 1998, Johnson joined WLS-TV in Chicago as a weekend news anchor and general assignment reporter. In August 2006, he subsequently moved to WBBM-TV as news anchor and as a general assignment reporter. In June 2007, the station promoted Johnson to be its evening news anchor. He ultimately teamed with Irika Sargent on the weeknight news. On March 13, 2019, CBS Chicago announced that his contract with the station would not be renewed. He subsequently joined a company as a communications consultant.

Personal

Johnson, his wife Stacey, and son live in

Hinsdale, Illinois Hinsdale is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Hinsdale is a western suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,395 at the 2020 census, most of whom lived in DuPage County. The town's ZIP code is 60521. The town ...

References

External links

WBBM-TV Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Rob Living people 1968 births Television anchors from Chicago American television reporters and correspondents DePauw University alumni People from Hinsdale, Illinois American male journalists