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I\u2019m Troy Johnson. I\u2019m an Evening Anchor and Reporter at 16 WAPT News in Jackson, Mississippi.<\/p>\nI\u2019m Troy Johnson. I\u2019m an Evening Anchor and Reporter at 16 WAPT News in Jackson, Mississippi.<\/p>\n
My dad is Jay Johnson, an amazing broadcaster who programmed WTLC in Indianapolis. \u00a0He devoted his career to be one of the best behind the mic as a Billboard<\/em> & BRE<\/em> Air-Personality of the Year. He has been a visionary leader, created promotions & events for the station that helped ratings soar & brought the world to his listeners.<\/p>\n My \u2018backstage\u2019 was the studios and offices of WTLC. I saw firsthand, the day-to-day operations and met many of the amazing artists of the day. At 19, my dad offered me an entry-level job at \u2018TLC. I was a board operator at the station. After several years of long hours, learning the basics and expanding my skills, I realized I might have the ability to take it to the next level.<\/p>\n My first job was weekend board-op at WTLC, then production director. Next up, production director\/air personality at KMJM St. Louis. I moved back to Indy to do nights and Afternoons at \u2018TLC. Then I moved on to Baltimore to co-host a morning show for Radio One\u2019s 92Q. The Big Phat Morning <\/em>Show was a ratings stalwart the entire 7 years I was with the station. I\u2019ve done talk radio for CBS Baltimore, blogged for \u2018The Baltimore Sun<\/em>,\u2019 served as executive director for Baltimore public access channel, People 75, was a news anchor for WNEW in DC, and was both an air personality & news anchor for Howard University\u2019s WHUR. The goal for the next phase of my career is to be the main news anchor in a top 20 television market.<\/p>\n The biggest changes that I\u2019ve seen in the industry is the amazing advancements in technology, and the unfortunate move to take the personality and creativity away from air personalities.<\/p>\n The future is in an interesting place. I would love for music execs to encourage artists to \u2018redefine\u2019 what becomes mainstream music. Artists have the power to help shape the real issues society needs to deal with.<\/p>\n Anything from Kendrick Lamar inspires me. \u00a0\u201cHow Much a Dollar Cost\u201d <\/em>is still on my playlist! Honorable mention goes to J Cole!<\/p>\n Follow me on Twitter @troy_johnson, on IG @troy_j & on FB- Troy Johnson -16 WAPT<\/p>\n #LLF2019\u00a0 #BlackHistoryMonth\u00a0\u00a0 #FamilyLegacy\u00a0\u00a0 #NextGeneration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019m Troy Johnson. I\u2019m an Evening Anchor and Reporter at 16 WAPT News in Jackson, Mississippi. My dad is Jay Johnson, an amazing broadcaster who programmed WTLC in Indianapolis. \u00a0He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n