Laurie Johnson

Laurie is a native Houstonian who started her career at Houston Public Media in 2002. Laurie has covered a wide variety of topics for HPM, including the crash of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Hurricanes Katrina and Ike, and numerous elections. She is a frequent contributor to NPR and has been heard on CNN, the BBC, MSNBC and other news outlets. Laurie has been recognized for her work in public affairs and government reporting, and in 2012 was named the Radio Journalist of the Year in Texas by the Houston Press Club. She is a graduate of the University of Houston. Laurie and her husband enjoy spending time with their young son, cooking together, and growing bumper crops of green beans and collard greens in their back yard.