Ben Patrick Johnson
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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] | 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] | ||
| − | + | In 1992 he was working full-time at [http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/KSTP_(AM) KSTP-AM] in St. Paul, as the production director. That year a consultant for ABC Radio heard Johnson's work, and at age 22, he was hired to be the Director of Production at ABC's flagship KABC-AM in Los Angeles." ("Minnesota Voices") Johnson held the position for 2 years. [http://www.laradio.com/wherej.htm] | |
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"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. | ||
