Robert S. Johnson (born April 1, 1968) is an American communications consultant who was previously a news anchor at

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Early life and education

Johnson went to grade school in St. Louis, Missouri. Johnson and his family moved to Brussels, Belgium when he was in 8th grade, and Johnson graduated from the

International School of Brussels The International School of Brussels (ISB) is an English-language international school in the Brussels municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort. History The International School of Brussels (ISB) was established in October 1951 under the name of ...

in 1986. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from

DePauw University DePauw University ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1837 as Indiana Asbury College and changed its name to DePauw University in 1884. The college has a Methodist heritage and was ...

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in 1990. He is a graduate brother of DePauw's Lambda chapter of

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fraternity.

Professional career

He joined

in Chicago in August 2006 from

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where he had worked since 1998 as weekend anchor and reporter. He co-anchored the evening news until March 2019. In October 1998, Johnson joined WLS-TV in Chicago as a weekend news anchor and general assignment reporter. In August 2006, he subsequently moved to WBBM-TV as news anchor and as a general assignment reporter. In June 2007, the station promoted Johnson to be its evening news anchor. He ultimately teamed with Irika Sargent on the weeknight news. On March 13, 2019, CBS Chicago announced that his contract with the station would not be renewed. He subsequently joined a company as a communications consultant.

Personal

Johnson, his wife Stacey, and son live in

Hinsdale, Illinois Hinsdale is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County. It is one of the wealthiest communities in Illinois. Hinsdale is a western suburb of Chicago with a population of 17,395 ...

References

External links

WBBM-TV Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Rob Living people 1968 births Television anchors from Chicago American television reporters and correspondents DePauw University alumni People from Hinsdale, Illinois American male journalists