Markets and the Economy During and After the Pandemic

David Johnson

David Johnson is a 40+-year Wall Street veteran, has been a fixture on local and national media since 1975 and  appears on radio and television programs approximately 2000 times per year.  

David has been KRLD-CBS's Business Analyst since 1980 and broadcasts approximately 85 business reports each week on the station including  “David Johnson’s CEO Spotlight”  daily interview program, and can be heard twice daily state-wide on the Texas State Network.

David joined Public Radio's "Marketplace" program during its inaugural season and was a regular on the program for  nineteen years. "Marketplace" is heard by over 8 million listeners on almost 400 radio stations around the world.
 

After hosting his own television program, "Business Edition with David Johnson," on Dallas PBS-affiliate KERA, David began a 21 year engagement as the business analyst for WFAA-TV Channel 8.   He became a regular on the all-news cable channel TXCN where he hosted his own program” Cadillac Presents Texas Legends in Business with David Johnson”.
 
David has appeared on many CNN programs, CBS Evening News, ABC Evening News, NBC Nightly News and ABC’s The View.

David served a three-year stint as chairman of the board of The Greenhill School in Dallas. He was an original member of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board, serving from 1983 to 1987, and is the winner of a Gold Medal from the New York International Film and TV Festival for his documentary "Tailspin."  He was awarded “Distinguished Alumnus” from both Greenhill and Sewanee: The University of the South. 

David is the father of two boys, Ben and Sam. He and his wife Debbie have been married for over 40 years.