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Bev Johnson
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On air:  Weekdays, 11am-12pm & 3pm-6pm
Call:   901-535-WDIA

Email:  bevjohnson@mywdia.com
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HOMETOWN: Ann Arbor, Michigan
BIRTH PLACE: Memphis, Tennessee
BIRTHDAY: May 10, 1953 (Taurus)

EDUCATION: B.A./English Literature- Rust College
MS/Educational Media Technology - Jackson State University
Counseling Certification in Susbstance Abuse - Southwest Tennessee Community College

YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY: 34 years
26 years with WDIA, 23 years host of "The Bev Johnson Show"

STATUS: Divorced
CHILDREN: 0
FAVORITE COLORS: Red, Black & Lavender
FAVORITE FOOD: Turnip Greens, Hot Water Cornbread, Greek & Caesar Salad

FAVORITE ARTIST/GROUP: Stax & Motown Artists, Sarah Vaughn, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson, The Stylistics, The Dramatics, The Whispers, & KEM!!!

FAVORITE MOVIES: "Backstreet, "The Women", "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof", "Strangers When We Meet", & "G".

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: Dominican Republic, Martha's Vineyard
FAVORITE SPORT: Football
CHURCH HOME: Mt. Pisgah C.M.E. Church
SORORITY: Delta Sigma Theta Inc.

MOTTO: "As you treat yourself, you will treat others".
BEST QUOTE: "A conversation is better than a sweet bubbly glass of champagne" -- Mr. Bubba Hill

MOST CHERISHED AWARDS: 3 time Nominee NAB Marconi Award, Outstanding Alumnus UNCF, Billboard Personality, NBPC News Director, Delta Sigma Theta/Theta Pi Chapter, WOW Woman of the Year, Tennessee General Assembly 10th & 20th Year Recognition, & 20th Recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives.
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    TOPICDr. Phillip Bowden, Gastroenterologist talks about Colon Cancer.  Aired April 29, 2013.

    TOPIC: Hardest Hit Fund with United Housing, Tim Boulding, Executive Director and Steve Lockwood, Executive Director of the Frayser CDC.

     TOPIC:  Lupus & The Lupus Foundaion. Norma Cole-Meadows, President /CEO of the Lupus Foundation Memphis Chapter, Martha Patterson, Lupus patient, Diane Davis, Virginia Davis Memorial Walk.       

         

     
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    TOPIC:  AFSCME Now with Lee Saunders, President and Chad Johnson, Excutive Director Local 1733. Aired March 25, 2013. 

    TOPIC: Mike Williams, President of the Memphis Police Association talks about the billboards that the association put up around the city.  Aired April 23, 2013

     

     

     

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