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So devastated to hear of the passing of Bruce Johnson, a true tv legend in D.C. Blessed to call him a fellow journalist and someone I truly looked up to.
So devastated to hear of the passing of Bruce Johnson, a true tv legend in D.C. Blessed to call him a fellow journalist and someone I truly looked up to. Rest In Peace and God bless you, my friend. My heart breaks for his wife Lori and his family @brucejohnson9 @wusa9 @7NewsDC pic.twitter.com/9oBT3RYCCG
— John Gonzalez (@John7News) April 4, 2022
Johnson retired in November of 2020, after 44 years at WUSA 9. Johnson released his book ‘Surviving Deep Waters’ earlier this year in February and was scheduled to discuss his memoir at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in NW DC later this week.
Rest In Peace and God bless you, my friend. My heart breaks for his wife Lori and his family.
Bruce Johnson, also known as C. Bruce Johnson (c. 1950 – April 3, 2022), was an American TV news anchorman and reporter for WUSA 9 (CBS) TV in Washington, D.C.
Johnson began at Channel 9 on March 16, 1976, at 25 years old. Among the many tributes pouring in Sunday night was a tweet from DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, who called Johnson a “giant of DC journalism.”
Bruce Johnson was a giant of DC journalism, a father, grandfather, husband, & proud author. Like many Washingtonians, he’s been a part of my life since I was a little girl, delivering the news and giving voice to DC residents. I’m heartbroken. Rest In Heaven. pic.twitter.com/Z9FgHcMXbv
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) April 4, 2022
Politics and urban affairs, and investigative and hard-hitting feature stories were his areas of expertise. His personal story included never knowing his natural father, studying to become a priest, and being the first in his family to graduate college. His mother later earned her degree at age 52.
According to WUSA9, Johnson anchored the news for 44 years before retiring in 2020, winning 22 Emmys. Johnson was a member of the Society of Professional Journalists Hall of Fame, the Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame at the University of Kentucky.
Johnson also authored two books, Heart to Heart and All or Nothing, The Victor Page Story.
Johnson was awarded 22 Emmys by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
Longtime WUSA9 anchor Bruce Johnson died of heart failure Sunday morning in Delaware. He was 71.
She is survived by his wife, Lori three children — Brandon, Kurshanna and Carolyn — and three grandsons.
Lori, announced the news on her Facebook page Sunday, adding that the family is asking for folks to respect their privacy at this time.
In memory …
What an honor it was to work with the legendary Bruce Johnson at @WUSA9 . He was a wonderful mentor who demanded excellence and set the standard high in the newsroom.
May his memory be a blessing. pic.twitter.com/5LHhD5DGGb
— Steve Rudin 7News (@SteveRudin7News) April 4, 2022
Longtime 7News DC reporter Sam Ford, who knew Johnson well, posted the following on his Facebook page Sunday evening:
“Wow, what a shock. I just saw Bruce from afar a week or so ago he was the MC for the mayor’s March Madness event at the Ronald Reagan Building.
Few months ago, shortly after I lost my wife Gloria, I was outside the mayors house waiting to interview her when Bruce and his wife Lorie were out for their morning walk. They walked up and gave me a big hug and expressed their condolences. Bruce was telling me about his new book. So very sad to hear. He was a giant of DC journalism and a good brother. We ran into each other at Ben’s one day and I took this selfie.”
During his 45 years with Channel 9 in Washington, D.C. Bruce Johnson became one of the most respected and highest-paid television news reporters in the United States. By the time he retired in 2020, his career included winning 22 Emmys and even featuring his likeness on a mural outside Ben’s Chili Bowl.
In his recent memoir, Deepwater, Johnson, 71, described growing up poor and fatherless in Louisville. For fun, he would fall from a branch hanging over the Ohio River and paddle his dog back to shore when he couldn’t actually swim. At the age of 14, he left home to study at the seminary. But he gave up his ministry because “I was also attracted to what most 15-year-old boys yearn for: girls.”
Being a global citizen means teaching your kids about racism
It’s a detailed, often humorous, life’s journey. But what I found particularly timely was his description of his choice to stay on the TV news.
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd in 2020, many media organizations have pledged to hire more black journalists or people of color. Meanwhile, black journalists who already work in newsrooms say they are undervalued and disrespected.
Many have changed jobs, if not journalism.
Determined to be a journalist, covering the black community respectfully, Johnson plunged headlong into deep water for nearly half a century.
In 1972, when he was working at a Cincinnati TV station, the senior news editor told him, “I don’t think you’ll ever be a good writer, Bruce.” That statement was loud enough for everyone in the newsroom to hear it. .
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