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Ernie Johnson        

Sports Broadcaster for Turner Sports & CBS Sports

Ernie Johnson, Jr. is one of sport’s most respected and loved personalities. The four-time Sports Emmy Award winner and host of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” has helped audiences break down games and belly laugh for decades. Johnson is also the host for NBA TV’s popular “Fan Night” and a host for Turner and CBS’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship coverage. He is the lead play-byplay announcer for Turner’s coverage of Major League Baseball and the PGA Championship, and has covered the National Football League, The British Open, Wimbledon and the Olympics. In addition to his professional accolades and lifetime achievement awards, Johnson has earned honors recognizing his incredible actions off-camera, including the first-ever John Wooden Keys to Life Award and a Musial Award, both of which salute characteristics such as integrity, faith, and good sportsmanship. He is also a Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inductee.

Maybe more impressive than his professional fame and recognition is Johnson’s innate ability to connect with people on a human level. His willingness to discuss topics such as the adoption of his and his wife Cheryl’s children, including their special needs son Michael; the death of his father and best friend, iconic sportscaster and pitcher Ernie Johnson; and his own battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma has endeared him and given hope to millions.

In his book, "Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary," Johnson takes readers behind the scenes of those very moments. With grace and humility, Johnson gives readers a look at TV’s most popular shows and broadcasts, as well as into the privacy of his own home to share hard-won lessons in being open and slowing down to savor moments that really matter. "Unscripted" takes readers back to Johnson’s early days, offering intimate insight into his athletic career, first jobs in TV, falling in love, his close relationship with his father and more. While the book is full of warm tales from Johnson’s youth and hilarious outtakes featuring coworkers Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’Neal, "Unscripted" does not stick solely to life’s happy surprises. From the death of his father, the adoption of their special needs children, the health scares of his son Michael, to his battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and much more, Johnson shares the gut-wrenching side of weathering the unexpected with grace, wit, and wisdom. Johnson lives in Braselton, Georgia, with his wife, Cheryl, and their six children, four of whom are adopted.

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Ernie Johnson wins Sports Emmy for 'Best Studio Host;' gives award ...
TNT broadcaster Ernie Johnson won an Emmy on Tuesday for Best Studio Host. In an outstanding show of class and humility, he gave his award to the ...
Ernie Johnson honors Stuart Scott in touching Emmys moment ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbMYBGv4ud8 This is why TNT's Ernie Johnson is the best in the business: The gracious studio host knows just when to step ...
'Inside the NBA' host Ernie Johnson to headline PGA coverage
Haven — The call came from another broadcaster on another network that wanted to tell about the life of Ernie Johnson Jr., the son of a Milwaukee Braves ...
Turner Sports' Ernie Johnson: 'Charles changed the landscape of ...
Turner Sports NCAA host Ernie Johnson Jr. concedes that when he first started on the “Inside the NBA” show with Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley, it could get  ...

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