Patrick Johnson (broadcaster)

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Patrick Johnson (born May 7, 1977 in Kinston, North Carolina) is an American broadcaster, radio host and play-by-play announcer. He is an employee of Inner Banks Media and the co-host and producer of the acclaimed morning show "Talk of the Town" on WTIB-FM 94.3 (formerly WWNK-FM). Johnson works daily with Henry Hinton, who used to broadcast as Bill Tucker on WGH-AM in Norfolk, VA based in Greenville, NC. Johnson is a spokesman and test case for a high-end local workout facility, Viquest Center, beginning in January, 2008.

Johnson began his broadcasting career while in high school and furthered it while attending East Carolina University. He worked occasionally as the football sideline reporter for the Pirate Sports Radio Network, and also provided spot duty as the play-by-play announcer for ECU men's basketball. In 2004, Johnson handled play-by-play duties for ECU baseball during the Pirates' run to the NCAA Super Regional. It was one of three different stints where he has handled play-by-play for the ECU Pirates baseball team. He hosts the award winning Pirate Game Day Countdown for East Carolina football coverage and has done so for the last five seasons.

Johnson also freelances as a play-by-play announcer. He has called several UNC-Wilmington games for Time Warner Cable of North Carolina, and also worked games for the now defunct CSET, which was a failed all-sports network that centered on the Carolinas and was founded by Charlotte Bobcats owner, Robert L. Johnson. Today, Johnson provides play-by-play services for the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network and occasionally serves as the play-by-play announcer for select Peace College women's basketball games in Raleigh, North Carolina. For MASN during the 2007-2008 season, Johnson will be paired with former NBA player and all-Colonial Athletic Association honoree, Brian Rowsom.