About Ernie Johnson Jr.
Ernie Johnson, Jr. is a New York Times bestselling author, three-time Sports Emmy Award winner and host of TNTβs Inside the NBA with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille OβNeal. He is the studio host for NBA TVβs popular Fan Night and a studio host for Turner and CBSβs NCAA Division I Menβs Basketball Championship coverage. He is the lead play-by-play announcer for Turnerβs coverage of Major League Baseball and the PGA Championship, and has also covered the National Football League, The British Open, Wimbledon, and the Olympics. In 2007 Johnson was presented with the first-ever honorary John Wooden Keys to Life Award, presented by Athletes in Action, which is awarded to individuals who exemplify Woodenβs βSeven Keys to Life,β including character, integrity, and faith. In 2015 he was recognized with a Musial Award, presented in honor of Stan Musialβs legacy by celebrating iconic βgood sportsβ and the yearβs greatest moments in sportsmanship. In 2016 his alma mater, the University of Georgia, honored him with the Grady College of Journalism John Holliman Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Bill Hartman Award for Lifetime Achievement from the UGA Athletic Department. Johnson lives in Braselton, Georgia, with his wife, Cheryl, and their six children, four of whom are adopted.
Press Coverage:
How To Embrace The Unpredictable Moments In Life With Ernie Johnson, Jr.
TNT Host Ernie Johnson β βTrust God β¦ Periodβ
ESPN - Mike & Mike, April 2017
The Barkley Prank That Enraged Ernie Johnson
Sports Illustrated, April 2017
Inside the NBA: The Rise of Ernie, Chuck and Kenny
Sports Illustrated, April 2017
Ernie Johnson: The Steadiest Voice in Sports
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, April 2017
Ernie Johnson Jr. is The Rogue Traffic Cop on 'Inside the NBA'
Ernie Johnson Once Cut Charles Barkley Out of a Segment Because He Was Furious Over a Prank
Diane Ackerman, Tyehimba Jess, Ernie Johnson Jr. and Other Authors on Tour April 2-8 in D/FW
Q&A: Ernie Johnson on Family, Faith, Cancer and Embracing the Unscripted
Phoenix Business Journal, April 2017
TNT Host Ernie Johnson Talks College Hoops and Phoenix Hosting its First Final Four
Q&A: Ernie Johnson Talks 'Inside the NBA,' LaVar Ball and His MVP Pick
Ernie Johnson: NCAA Tournament Source of Unity at Time 'Everybody is So Stinking Confrontational'
Charles Barkley Had Amazing Things To Say About TNT Host Ernie Johnson
CBA Christian MARKET, February 2017
Memoirs & Biographies - Unscripted
Publishers Weekly , November 2016
Religion Book Deals: Ernie Johnson, Jr. Goes 'Unscripted' with Baker
Baker Books to Publish Autobiography of Inside the NBA's Ernie Johnson, Jr.: UNSCRIPTED
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