Steve Johnson

I'm from Greensboro, North Carolina. In fact, my mom, dad and brother are all natives of the Tarheel state.

We moved to Huntsville when I was in the third grade, because my father got a job with the Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal.

I grew up during the heyday of the work developing America's first missiles, and the moon program at Marshall Space Flight Center.

One of my best memories is the way the whole town shook when they tested the Saturn 5's main engines.

I graduated from Huntsville High School and then went to Auburn. I majored in Journalism, with minors in speech, English, and history. After graduation, I started work in Anniston at a small TV station that no longer exists, WHMA.

In May of 1977, my family moved back to the Rocket City, and I took a job as Sports Director at what was then called Action News 19.

In late 1999 I started making the transition from sports to news, and became the Senior Reporter at NewsChannel 19.

In late October my job changed again, as I became co-anchor with Lisa Washington on NewsChannel 19 This Morning.

My wife Sue is the Office Manager for Retinal Services of North Alabama. I have two married sons, one of whom, Chris, works at Huntsville Hospital. My other son, Wes, lives in Auburn, but works in Columbus, Georgia as a Credit Analyst for Tesis.

You may see me from time to time, walking or running on the streets of Huntsville, and that's one of the things I like to do.

I have a motorcycle which I like to ride. I collect first edition books, and my wife and I are interested in art, and our two Boston Terriers -- Winnie and Pookie. Yeah, those are goofy names, but the dogs are cute!

I may be from North Carolina, and my wife from Atlanta, but we both consider Huntsville our home town now.

Recent Articles

  • Limestone County Bridge Scares Drivers

    Posted on: 10:57 am, December 4, 2012, by

    LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – It’s just a small bridge over a creek in Limestone County, but drivers who use...
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  • State To Study Dangerous Stretch of Interstate 65

    Posted on: 10:50 am, December 4, 2012, by

    MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Just south of mile marker 319 on Interstate 65 in south Morgan County, there’s a...
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  • Drivers Concerned About Intersection of Joe Quick Road & Hwy. 231

    Posted on: 10:49 pm, November 27, 2012, by

    HAZEL GREEN, Ala. (WHNT) – The intersection of Joe Quick Road and Highway 231-431 in Hazel Green is almost always...
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  • Special Report: Cheaper By The Rocket

    Posted on: 11:04 pm, November 8, 2012, by , updated on: 09:21am, November 9, 2012

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – If you want to know the history of building rockets, look no further than north Alabama. ...
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  • Can’t See, Can’t Drive Safely

    Posted on: 10:50 pm, October 23, 2012, by

    MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – At first glance, the intersection of Brewer Road and Wall Triana Highway in the Harvest...
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  • New Video Answers Questions On Huntsville’s Digitial 1:1 Initiative

    Posted on: 3:56 pm, October 17, 2012, by , updated on: 04:36pm, October 17, 2012

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Huntsville City Schools are on the cutting edge.  The system is now using laptop computers and...
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  • Arsenal: Contractor Injured In Small Explosion In AMRDEC Headquarters

    Posted on: 8:34 am, October 16, 2012, by , and , updated on: 04:15pm, October 16, 2012

    REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) – A contractor was hurt in a small explosion Tuesday morning on Redstone Arsenal. The incident...
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  • North Alabama Homeless Coalition Begins Winter Blanket Drive

    Posted on: 11:54 am, October 4, 2012, by , updated on: 03:46pm, October 9, 2012

      HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – It’s called “Blankets From Warm Hearts,” and the title sums up the project.  The North...
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  • Drivers Taking Chances

    Posted on: 10:39 pm, October 2, 2012, by

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – There are new traffic lights at the intersection of Plummer Road and Research Park Boulevard.  The...
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  • The Hazard Is The Road

    Posted on: 10:46 pm, September 18, 2012, by

    DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – Decatur’s Sydney Tucker isn’t happy. Just recently she was driving with a friend, when she had...
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  • Danger For Drivers

    Posted on: 10:49 pm, September 11, 2012, by

    MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – It almost goes without saying, it’s relaxing to drive outside the city limits. All the...
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