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Is Whit Johnson Still Married? Bio: Age, Family, Wife, Kids, Salary, Height, Net Worth

Whit Johnson, an American TV reporter, has a net worth of $2.8m, has one sister, two kids, lives in NYC, his wife’s Andrea. Catch up with his full biography.

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Birth Name, Real Name Stephen Whitney Johnson
Birthday June 25, 1982
Birthplace San Francisco, California, U.S.
Age 42 years old 
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Profession Journalist, TV News Reporter 
Years Active 2005 – present 
Internship NBC News 
First Official JobNBC affiliate KNDO/KNDU-TV (2005) 
Current Resident New York City, United States 
Net Worth in 2024 $2.8 million 
Whit Johnson biography.

Intro 

Whit Johnson. That name rings a bell, doesn’t it? Well, whatever. He’s been on the news for nearly two decades for well. . . The ‘most right’ possible reasons. Apparently, though, he is trending for his expertise on things that have connections with TV and hosting shows. 

Now. He has a wife and two daughters and lives in New York City, where he shares a home with his young family. His daughters? Absolutely amazing, as is his wife. But, anyway. That’s not all to him, because, with this article, I covered every other thing you could ask about him, so you don’t have to surf the whole web. XD

Call this his ‘full Wiki profile summary’ and we’d be friends. Or not. But. Brace yourself, though, ʼcause it’s about to be a fun lil’ party of discovery. 

Whit Johnson, Who is He? 

Well. Whit Johnson, whose real name is Stephen Whitney Johnson, born June 25, 1982, and now aged 42 years, is an American journalist and TV News Reporter from San Francisco, California, U.S. Currently, though, he lives in New York City. 

Apparently. His first job on TV was his role as a reporter and evening weekend anchor at NBC affiliate, ‘KNDO/KNDU-TV’ in Yakima/Tri-Cities in 2005. At the time, he was 23 years old and had just graduated from college. 

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Subsequently, he worked at Salt Lake City, Utah, NBC affiliate, ‘KSL-TV’, as a reporter and as an anchor on evening weekdays. But this was still in the early 2000s. For what it’s worth, a few of his career-defining moments were in the 2010s. 

For instance, He covered the infamous 2013 shooting at LAX, the standoff between killer Christopher Dorner and the LAPD, which he anchored via live coverage for nine straight hours, as well as the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack. 

Currently, though, Whit Johnson is a co-anchor of the ABC News’ ‘Good Morning America’ weekend edition, hosted Saturdays and Sundays. Not only. . . He also anchors the Saturday edition of weekend ‘World News Tonight.’ 

What’s more, he also fills in as an NBC News correspondent for ABC broadcasts such as ‘Good Morning America,’ ‘World News Tonight,’ ‘20/20,’ ‘Nightline,’ and ABC News Live.’ He co-hosts Good Morning America alongside Janai Norman and Eva Pilgrim

Height, Weight 

Body type Athletic body type / measurements 
Height in feet5 feet 10 inches tall
Height in cm178 cm
Weight in kg76 kg 
Weight in pounds 168 lbs
Ethnicity White-American ethnic descent
Religion Christian religion 
Eye color Grey eye color 
Hair color Dark brown hair color 
Skin color White skin color 
Whit Johnson body measurements.

How tall is Whit Johnson? Whit is 5 feet 10 inches tall (178 cm) and weighs 76 kg (168 lbs). He is prominent for his dark brown hair and he also possesses a pair of grey eyes. 

Image - Whit Johnson with his parents: his mom, Sharon, and stepdad, Dean Edell.
Image – Whit Johnson with his parents: his mom, Sharon, and stepdad, Dean Edell.

Whit Johnson Biography 

Whitney Johnson was born on June 25, 1982, in San Francisco, California, United States. He is now 42 years old. His zodiac sign is Cancer. His full name is Stephen Whitney Johnson, and he was raised in California alongside his younger sister, Dana Johnson, by his mom, Sharon, and stepdad, Dean. 

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Well. His mother’s full name is Sharon Johnson Edell and his stepfather is Dean Edell. Apparently. His biological dad, Mr. Johnson, little less is known of him, as per our findings. But, anyway, sources say his mother and stepfather raised him, at least for the most part. 

Family 

Mother’s name Sharon Johnson Edell
Father’s name Mr. Johnson
Step-father’s name Dean Edell
Sister’s name Dana Johnson 
Brother’s name Two half brothers 
Whit Johnson family tree.

For whatever it’s worth, though, his mom, Sharon, is a retired Geography professor and now is an eclipse chaser. Apparently, a source confirmed, she has been around the world chasing the eclipse whenever they occur. 

To put things in perspective, Whit’s mom, Sharon, alongside her grandkids, 2024, were featured in an episode of Good Morning America as they gathered together to watch the eclipse in Mexico. 

Whit’s stepfather, Dean, on the other hand, works as a physician. But, anyway. He previously worked as a broadcaster and was popular for hosting the Dr. Dean Edell radio show between 1979 and December 10, 2010. Interestingly, Whit credits his step-dad ‘with having introduced him to the world of broadcasting.’ 

Per our findings, Whit, as with his family, including his parents, wife, and children, follows the Christian religion. Given that he was born in California, he is an American citizen by birth. Meanwhile, his ethnicity is White-American of European ancestry. 

Education 

Whit Johnson obtained his high school diploma from San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the San Francisco State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Television and Radio Broadcasting. 

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Since graduating from college in 2005, he has been working in the media industry, as an anchor and TV show host. Well. By 2025, he would be celebrating his 20th anniversary in the industry. 

Image - Whit Johnson with his family: his wife, Andrea, two kids, Leah & Summer, mom, Sharon, and stepdad, Dean.
Image – Whit Johnson with his family: his wife, Andrea, two kids, Leah & Summer, mom, Sharon, and stepdad, Dean.

Who is Whit Johnson Wife? 

Whit Johnson’s wife is Andrea Fujii. Now, Whit and his wife, Andrea, met while he was working as a reporter and evening weekend anchor at KNDO/KNDU-TV’ in Yakima/Tri-Cities. Apparently, his wife was working there at the time, as well. 

Currently, though, she is an ABC News reporter and oh, a licensed attorney, as well. Whit and Andrea got married in a private wedding that was held on August 11, 2007. The wedding had their families in attendance. 

Obviously, they are still married, and now, they have two children together: Their first child & first daughter, whom they named Leah Fujii Johnson, was born on May 15, 2012, at exactly 5:22 p.m. 

Their second child & second daughter, Summer Johnson, was born on July 2, 2014. While their first daughter, Leah, is currently 12 years old, their second daughter, Summer, is 10 years old. 

Image - Whit Johnson with his new-found family members, following a DNA test.
Image – Whit Johnson with his new-found family members, following a DNA test.

Whit Johnson DNA 

Over the summer of 2018, Whit Johnson did a DNA test that ‘accidentally unlocked his family mystery’, showing that he had a family he didn’t know of across the country. Well, he discovered he had an uncle and a half-brother from the DNA test. 

For what itʼs worth, Whit is on Instagram under the username @whitjohnsontv with 80k thousand followers, on X (Twitter) under the username @WhitJohnson with 20k thousand followers, and on Facebook with 35k thousand followers. 

Whit Johnson Net Worth 

Whit Johnson’s net worth is $2.8 million, as estimated in 2024. He makes an average annual salary of between $300k thousand and $400k thousand. Obviously, his net worth and how much he earns monthly and yearly (as monthly salary and annual salary), have been on the incline as his career. 

To put things into perspective, Whit has, over the course of his career, worked with popular media companies such as KSL-TV, KNDO, KNDU, CBS News (2009–2012), KNBC (2012–2017), and ABC News (2018–present). . . So, check THAT. 

That’s it on his Wiki profile rundown. Now that you’re still here, you may as well catch up with his fellow American Millennial TV News Reporter, Janai Norman.

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