David Johnson

David Johnson, Dave Johnson, or Davey Johnson may refer to:

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Dave Johnson (sportscaster)

Dave Johnson is an American radio personality. He is the current sports director and morning sports anchor for 103.5 WTOP-FM in Washington, D.C.

Biography

He first arrived at WTOP in 1989; left in 1992, but returned in 1995.

In addition to WTOP, Johnson is the radio play-by-play voice of the NBA's Washington Wizards and host of the team's weekly television show. He also serves as the English-language television play-by-play voice of Major League Soccer's D.C. United on Comcast SportsNet. Johnson also regularly anchors CSN's news show Geico SportsNet Central.

Johnson received an Emmy as host of the NHL's Washington Capitals Face Off television show and additionally served for three years as the sideline reporter for the Capitals' television coverage on Home Team Sports.

Johnson has also done television play-by-play of college football, NBA basketball, college basketball and lacrosse.

He occasionally anchors sports for WRC-TV.

Johnson graduated from Towson University, and lives in Maryland.

Dave Johnson (decathlete)

David ("Dave") Allen Johnson (born April 7, 1963) is a former Olympic decathlete from the United States. A native of Montana, he grew up in Missoula and Corvallis, Oregon. He was part of Reebok's "Dan & Dave" advertising campaign leading up to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he won a bronze medal in the decathlon. After retiring from competitive athletics he became a school teacher and administrator, and served as athletic director of Corban University in Salem, Oregon starting in 2009. On November 14, 2012, Johnson resigned from the position to pursue a position with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Johnson accepted a position as Director with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Oregon in June 2013. He now coaches all field events at South Salem High School(except for high jump) leading with his star pupil Ruben Rojas.

Early life

David Johnson was born on April 7, 1963, in Missoula, Montana. As a child he attended C. S. Porter Elementary School and later attended Sentinel and would have graduated from Big Sky High School. Johnson's family moved to Corvallis, Oregon, in 1980, and he attended Crescent Valley High School, graduating in 1981. He was involved in a series of petty thefts as a teenager, primarily stealing soda pop and beer from local distributors with an assortment of childhood friends until one of them was caught and informed on the rest. He later detailed his experiences to reporters prior to the Barcelona Olympic games and used the material for his book and speaking tour as an example on how to turn one's life around.