David Johnson (anchorman)

David Johnson (born 1957) is an American news anchorman for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is currently the co-anchor of Channel 11 News at 5:00 with Peggy Finnegan, and co-anchor for Channel 11 News at 6:00, Ch11 News on Fox 53 at Ten and "11 at 11" with Lisa Sylvester, as well as the 7:00 News on PCNC. David and Peggy are the longest running anchor team in Pittsburgh TV history and one of the longest running currently in the United States, having just celebrated 30 years together. They were named the 2016 Broadcasters of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, the first anchor team to be so honored. They are also winners of the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania President's Award—for outstanding career achievement.
Background
Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and grew up near Daytona Beach, Florida. He attended Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, and earned an associate degree from Daytona Beach Community College (Now Daytona State) in 1977. He then transferred to and attended the University of Florida in Gainesville from 1977 to 1980, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Broadcasting. It was at UF that Johnson started his career in television at WUFT-TV. He worked as a reporter in Jacksonville, Chattanooga, Orlando, and Atlanta before going to Channel 11, WPXI-TV. Johnson began working for WPXI in January of 1985 as the noon news anchor and reporter for the evening news. He's been anchoring the evening newscasts since 1989. David has won numerous local and regional awards, including several Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Club Golden Quill Awards and Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards. David is married to WQED-TV's Nancy Polinsky, and the couple have two sons.

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