Lisa Johnson
Morning AnnouncerLisa Johnson started her broadcast career anchoring the television news at her high school and spinning country music at KWWK/KOLM Radio in Rochester, Minnesota. She was a reporter and news anchor at KTHI in Fargo, ND (not to mention the host of a children's program called "Lisa's Lane") and a radio reporter and anchor in Moorhead, Bismarck, Wahpeton and Fergus Falls.
Since 1991, she has hosted Northland Morning on KUMD. One of the best parts of her job includes "paying it forward" by mentoring upcoming journalists and broadcasters on the student news team that helps produce Northland Morning. She also loves introducing the different people she meets in her job to one another, helping to forge new "community connections" and partnerships.
Lisa has amassed a book collection weighing over two tons, and she enjoys reading, photography, volunteering with Animal Allies Humane Society and fantasizing about farmland. She goes to bed at 8pm, long before her daughter, two cats, or three dogs.
-
Will we break the record for the driest July ever?Between the heat and smoke from Canadian wildflowers, we haven't seen the sky in a while. What's the…
-
It was supposed to be a chance for scientists, Indigenous organizers and leaders, and a broad swath of regional decision-makers at all levels to come…
-
Grasshoppers and potato bugs will damage your flowers and vegetables, yes. But leaf hoppers, despite their tiny size, are the malarial mosquitos of the…
-
This Saturday women artists take the spotlight at Woman-Made: Marvelous Things Made by Northland WomenThe drop-off deadline for the Duluth Art Institute…
-
As we slip into those lazy, hazy, crazy days of mid-summer, there's plenty to see whether we take a sidewalk stroll or hike in a wilderness area.Watch for…
-
Imagine a couple of college kids, out in the middle of the night, trying to figure out how to catch loons.Fraternity pledging, Northern…
-
Phil Fitzpatrick and John Herold wanted people educated - and fired up to take action - about climate change.They took an unconventional approach:…
-
The folks concerned about rezoning a chunk of land off Vassar Street in the Woodland neighborhood aren't opposed to more housing going up; they just…
-
This week, we had two days of temperatures above 90° -- and then Brimson almost broke the record with a low of 30°.But nothing tops the week of July 7-13…
-
There's nothing quite like the energy of young people these days.Whether fueled by passion, anger, or love of the planet, they're fired up, tech-savvy and…