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

  • United Way Facing The Pressure

    Posted on: 7:38 pm, September 6, 2012, by

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – United Way of Madison County got it’s 2012 community campaign going today with a luncheon.  Happy...
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  • Power Tower Ready For Disaster

    Posted on: 7:19 pm, August 30, 2012, by , updated on: 07:26pm, August 30, 2012

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – It’s called the GSW-7,000. It’s a portable, self-contained, solar and wind turbine, electricity generator. It has...
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  • Driving Us All Crazy: Mastin Lake Road & Memorial Parkway

    Posted on: 11:00 pm, August 21, 2012, by

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – If you want to find chaos on the streets of Huntsville, look no further than the...
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  • Small Businesses Shine At SMD Conference

    Posted on: 11:05 am, August 16, 2012, by

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – This week, Huntsville is once again the epicenter of space and missile defense for the United...
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  • Driving You Crazy: Too Many Wrecks On Lincoln Road

    Posted on: 10:55 pm, August 14, 2012, by , updated on: 09:28am, August 15, 2012

    LINCOLN COUNTY, Tenn. (WHNT) – Ask anyone who uses Lincoln Road in Lincoln County, and they’ll tell you the intersection...
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  • Driving You Crazy: Highway 53 at Douglass Road

    Posted on: 10:43 pm, August 7, 2012, by

    MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Drivers say an already busy and dangerous road has another big problem, but they believe...
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  • Gourmet Bottle Law Makes Beer Drinkers Smile

    Posted on: 12:24 pm, August 3, 2012, by , updated on: 07:14pm, August 3, 2012

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – The shelves of your local beer store look different these days. Next to those basic beers...
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  • Drivers Ignore “No Turn” Signs

    Posted on: 10:40 pm, July 31, 2012, by

    MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) – On the south side of the intersection of Wall Triana Highway and Highway 72 in Madison...
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  • Scared Of Lightning? You Should Be

    Posted on: 12:05 pm, July 20, 2012, by , updated on: 11:48am, July 24, 2012

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) Every year the thousands of thunderstorms that pulse up in the U.S. produce thousands, if not millions...
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  • Public Art In Huntsville Gets A Big Cash Boost

    Posted on: 12:18 pm, July 19, 2012, by

    The city of Huntsville and the Huntsville Arts Council have partnered to earn a fifty thousand dollar National Endowment for...
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  • Construction Brings Rough Ride

    Posted on: 10:57 am, July 17, 2012, by , updated on: 11:04pm, July 17, 2012

    MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – On Highway 72 west, progress is easy to see. Every night work crews are busy...
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