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Carleen Johnson

Federal Way

Summary

Ambitious News and talk anchor with extensive knowledge of interview skills and ad-libbing for dynamic story reporting. Committed to bringing audiences accurate and interesting breaking news.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

WA State Government Reporter

The Center Square
Olympia
12.2023 - Current
  • Reported on WA state legislation during 2024 and 2025 legislative sessions with focus on taxpayer impact bills. Outside of the session, I covered stories impacting Washington families related to government regulations, taxes, and initiatives with a focus on how government effects our day to day lives.

Reporter

KOMO Radio
Seattle
07.2013 - 12.2023
  • Covered live breaking news stories on scene. Conducted interviews with witnesses/victims/emergency responders/lawmakers, etc.
  • Without script, went on air at live breaking news scenes.
  • Wrote scripts and edited interviews to insert soundbites for later news production for all news formats and for talk news format.
  • Conducted longform interviews for news stories and for longer form debrief for news radio and talk show format.

News Anchor/Talk Show Sidekick

Fisher Broadcasting
Seattle
08.1998 - 04.2017

Was news anchor and

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

University of Washington
Seattle, WA
12-2024

Timeline

WA State Government Reporter

The Center Square
12.2023 - Current

Reporter

KOMO Radio
07.2013 - 12.2023

News Anchor/Talk Show Sidekick

Fisher Broadcasting
08.1998 - 04.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

University of Washington
Carleen Johnson