Tony Johnston
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Tony Johnston is a television presenter, producer and radio broadcaster. Tony began his career in 1986, as a presenter on the music video show 'Saturday Jukebox' on the Seven Network in Australia.
In 1987, he started hosting the children's program 'OK' with the Nine Network. In 1992, Tony commenced as a reporter with the 'Logie' award winning program 'Wonder World'.
"On Wonder World, our brief was to break all the rules! We shot a story per day on one chip analogue Handicams. It was an amazing time. The highlight was traversing an active volcano in Vanuatu. Hot rocks were falling around us and we survived to tell the story!"
In 1996, the safety of the studio beckoned and Tony became the host of the quiz program 'Timemasters' on the Seven Network. In the same year, he started presenting on the top rating 'Great Outdoors' travel program.
One thousand quiz episodes later and after 5 years exploring the planet, in 2002, Tony was seen nightly as the state wide weather presenter in Queensland and hosted a talkback radio show on 'News Talk 1116 4BC'.
From 2003, through to the current time, Tony has been the director of a new media production company 'Tjtv Pty Ltd' and continues his radio career with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, as a talkback host with 612 ABC Brisbane and ABC Coast FM.
