Whit Johnson

Stephen Whitney "Whit" Johnson (born June 25, 1982) is an American journalist known as the co-anchor of the weekend editions of Good Morning America, the anchor of the Saturday edition of ABC World News Tonight, and the fill-in and substitute anchor of Good Morning America, and ABC World News Tonight.

Early life Johnson was born and raised in San Francisco. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. degree in Television and Radio Broadcasting. Johnson credits his stepfather, TV and radio host Dean Edell, with having introduced him to the world of broadcasting.

Career 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 Johnson lives in the New York area with his wife (married on August 11, 2007), Andrea Fujii, an ABC News reporter, and their two daughters.

In 2018, Johnson unwittingly found two of his father's brothers through a 23andMe DNA test.