Ben Patrick Johnson
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<table><tr><td>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/Famous/BenPatrickJohnson/Ben10.jpg<br>Picture taken by Eric Raptosh 2006, provided courtesy by Ben Patrick Johnson<br>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/Famous/BenPatrickJohnson/Ben6.jpg<br>Picture taken by Eric Raptosh 2006, provided courtesy by Ben Patrick Johnson</td><td> | <table><tr><td>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/Famous/BenPatrickJohnson/Ben10.jpg<br>Picture taken by Eric Raptosh 2006, provided courtesy by Ben Patrick Johnson<br>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/Famous/BenPatrickJohnson/Ben6.jpg<br>Picture taken by Eric Raptosh 2006, provided courtesy by Ben Patrick Johnson</td><td> | ||
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| + | Ben Patrick Johnson was born 30 Jun 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Charles Johnson, and his wife. His parents being former educational missionaries in the Belgian Congo [http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/world/WCIJ.HTM)], Ben is the only one of their six children born in a regular hospital. Ben was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota during the 1970s on and around the campus of liberal Macalester College, where his father taught French language and cinema courses.[http://www.fvtc.edu/files/MulticulturalResourceCenter21150.htm] | ||
| − | + | Deemed gifted but troubled by guidance counselors, Johnson left High School at age 15 to attend the University of Minnesota. At the same time, he began working in radio at KTCZ-FM and WLOL-FM in Minneapolis. [http://wcco.com/topstories/voice.overs.movies.2.367061.html] | |
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| + | "He went to the University of Minnesota for awhile, but started working full-time at [http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/KSTP_(AM) KSTP-AM] as the production director. At age 22, he was hired to work at KABC-AM in Los Angeles." ("Minnesota Voices") | ||
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| + | In 1992, a consultant for ABC Radio heard Johnson's work on Talkradio KSTP-AM in St. Paul and asked him to become Director of Production for ABC's flagship KABC-AM in Los Angeles. Johnson held the position for 2 years. [http://www.laradio.com/wherej.htm] | ||
"Johnson's first national exposure came in 1994 when he was chosen as co-host for ''Extra'', an entertainment-magazine show. Extra demoted Johnson to on-air correspondent shortly after he came out as homosexual in the gay press..." (''Ben Patrick Johnson'', Wikipedia). He wrote a book ''In and Out in Hollywood'' about this experience, which you can see [http://bpjclients.com/inandoutinhollywood/index.html here]. His book published by Palari Books, appears on their website [http://www.palaribooks.com/details.asp?id=1 here]. The book has been lightly fictionalized but appears to be fairly-well based on his own personal experience with Extra. | "Johnson's first national exposure came in 1994 when he was chosen as co-host for ''Extra'', an entertainment-magazine show. Extra demoted Johnson to on-air correspondent shortly after he came out as homosexual in the gay press..." (''Ben Patrick Johnson'', Wikipedia). He wrote a book ''In and Out in Hollywood'' about this experience, which you can see [http://bpjclients.com/inandoutinhollywood/index.html here]. His book published by Palari Books, appears on their website [http://www.palaribooks.com/details.asp?id=1 here]. The book has been lightly fictionalized but appears to be fairly-well based on his own personal experience with Extra. | ||
