Kelli Johnson

Kelli Johnson is living her ultimate dream by living and working in Los Angeles. The Arizona native began her career in journalism at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. However, her desire to enter the field started years before when she got up early to watch the weather report on the morning newscast to pick out an outfit for the day or watch sports with Stuart Scott on ESPN's SportsCenter Before her senior year in college, she took an entertainment news internship with ABC7's George Pennacchio where she fell in love with Los Angeles. During her senior year at ASU, Johnson reported for Cronkite NewsWatch and discovered her passion for weather forecasting. After graduating from college, Johnson paused from journalism to work in the hospitality industry before moving to Bakersfield where she worked as a weather anchor and multimedia journalist (MMJ) at KERO-TV. She also worked at CW6 Phoenix as a host and MMJ, and FOX 5 San Diego where she pioneered the station's digital-only newscast on weekend mornings. She is thrilled to have made it back to Los Angeles and cherishes the diversity of the city. Johnson loves basketball, especially her favorite team, the Clippers. She considers Kawhi Leonard and Shaquille O'Neal as her all-time favorites with a soft spot for Charles Barkley and early 2000s Detroit Pistons. She also has a passion for bodybuilding and loves to compete.