Andrew E. Johnson

Andrew Earl Johnson Sr. (January 12, 1953 – June 1, 2025) was an American politician and talk radio host. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1979 to 1982 in the District 19 seat.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Johnson graduated from Dartmouth College and managed his family's dairy farm before winning election to the Florida House of Representatives in 1978. He became the youngest member of the Florida House upon taking office. After being re-elected in 1980, Johnson ran for the Florida Senate in 1982 but lost; this was the first of several unsuccessful political candidacies through 1990. After leaving politics, Johnson hosted a talk show Down to Business on several Jacksonville radio stations.

Early life and education Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Andrew Earl Johnson graduated from Dartmouth College in 1975 with a B.A. In his first term, fellow House members recalled Johnson to be a "talented speaker" who "appealed to his constituents."

He was re-elected in 1980. The show has been described as "populist", mixing social liberalism and fiscal conservatism. Then in 2004, the show changed stations to WNNR before returning to WJGR in 2006 and moving again to WZNZ in 2007.

By 2008, Johnson had become operations manager at WZNZ and changed its format to progressive talk radio, with The Ed Schultz Show as lead-in to Down to Business. Later that year, Down to Business and WZNZ's other progressive programming moved to FM station WHJX. Johnson's show moved again to WJSJ around 2010 and WZNZ in 2013.

Personal life and death Johnson married Mary Davis in 1976; they had three children.