Johnson began his on-air career in 2005 with NBC affiliate
KNDO/
KNDU-TV in
Yakima/
Tri-Cities, Washington, as a reporter and evening weekend anchor. He next worked for
Salt Lake City,
Utah, NBC affiliate
KSL-TV as a reporter and as an anchor on evening weekdays. He reported on the death of
Osama bin Laden and interviewed then-Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton over the course of her tour of the
Middle East in 2011.
ABC News announced Johnson had joined as a correspondent in March 2018. In September of that same year, Johnson took over as a co-anchor of the weekend editions of
Good Morning America. Johnson served as a lead correspondent for ABC News throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2020 election cycle he covered election week from Arizona as well as the Democratic primaries. == Personal life ==