Johnson, who still resides in the Shakes’ hometown of Athens in north Alabama, says the rest of the band asked for his resignation in 2021, after Johnson was arrested and charged with child abuse.

Steve Johnson started his career at WHNT in 1977. “I am so glad that I’ve had the opportunity to work with Steve,” Greg Baldwin, News 19 News Director, said in the statement.

Steve Johnson retired last June after more than 50-years in TV news. During that career, among other things…he saw Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Buffet, Tina Turner, B.B. King, Stevie ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – After over 47 years covering the Tennessee Valley, Steve Johnson has decided to call it a career in June 2024. Steve will anchor his final newscast on June 14.