Joseph Eduardo Johns is an American Senior Washington Correspondent for CNN and is based in Washington D.C. Joe Johns spent his school years in Columbus Ohio. Joe attended West High School of Columbus, Ohio where he was on the track and field team. Johns was considered a star discus thrower in high school and later earned a four year scholarship as a track and field athlete at Marshall University located in Huntington, West Virginia.
Johns was captain of his college track team and has admitted that the sport has always been special to him. Johns even commented once that he would “have loved to be Usain Bolt” in the Olympics. Johns was inducted into the Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. Johns completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at Marshall University and was subsequently accepted to American University which is situated in Washington D.C. and where he earned his law degree. Johns has two children and enjoys cooking, exercising and hanging out with friends.
Professional
Joe Johns started his career in journalism in 1980 when he began working for WSAZ-TV which is located in Huntington, West Virginia. Johns was the news reporter and later the anchor at the station. He later joined WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina. Johns arrived in Washington in 1983 when he joined the NBC affiliate WRC-TV where he received great recognition for his work. Johns became nationally known for his crime and law enforcement reporting. Johns ended up working at NBC for over a decade covering Capitol Hill. During his tenure at NBC Johns provided coverage on numerous political stories that were considered high profile including the impeachment of former President of the United State Bill Clinton. Johns was also the reporter that broke the story regarding House Majority Leader Tom Delay’s first indictment on conspiracy charges.
He also traveled to Haiti with the Marines that were assigned by then President Clinton to assist in that country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy. Johns also covered non-political news such as the story of the ‘Beltway Sniper’ and the Sago mining disaster. In the year 2004, Johns joined CNN where he was made the congressional correspondent responsible for covering a wide range of breaking and political news. Johns also served as a justice correspondent assigned to cover the Supreme Court and report on legal and crime issues. Joe Johns can be seen on Anderson Cooper 360° as well as various other shows all over the network. His reporting is credited for contributing to the two Emmy Awards given to Anderson Cooper 360 for its coverage of the Haiti earthquakes.
| Profession: | Journalism |
| Salary: | Not known |
| Nationality: | American |
| Employer: | CNN |
| Occupations: | Journalist Athletics competitor |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Education: | Marshall University |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American journalist |
| Twitter Id: | Joejohnscnn |
| Net Worth 2021: | 3.6 million |
