Bruce Johnson, is an American TV news anchorman and reporter for WUSA 9 (CBS) TV in Washington, D.C.
Politics and Urban Affairs, Investigative and hard-hitting feature stories are his expertise.
His personal story includes never knowing his natural father, studying to become a priest, and being the first in his family to graduate college.
His mother later earned her degree at age 52.Bruce Johnson is the author of two books, Heart to Heart, and All or Nothing, The Victor Page Story.
Johnson has been awarded 22 Emmys by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
In 2018 Bruce Johnson was honored by NATAS with its Board of Governors Award.
He also won the Ted Yates Award in 1984, given only with the unanimous consent of the NATAS Board of Directors.
In 2003, the Society of Professional Journalists inducted Bruce Johnson into the Hall of Fame.
He is also a member of the Washington, D.C.
Hall of Fame.
Johnson has been recognized by the D.C.
City Council, D.C.
Mayors, and hundreds of civic and community groups and charities for his service work.
Bruce Johnson is listed as a noted alumnus of Northern Kentucky University where he graduated in 1973 with a degree in Political Science.
He later earned a master's degree in Public Affairs from the University of Cincinnati.
In 2018, Johnson returned to NKU as Commencement speaker.
He was awarded an honorary Doctorate degree.Johnson is a member of the National Press Club (NPC), The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
He is a national advocate for survivors of heart attacks and cancer.