Colby Johnson
Reporter
Roanoke, VA
Colby Johnson joined the WDBJ news team in November 2024 as a multimedia journalist.
Before coming to WDBJ, he spent three and a half years working as a multimedia journalist at WHSV in Harrisonburg, where he covered stories across the Shenandoah Valley.
Colby was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but grew up outside Roanoke, in Botetourt County. He graduated from Lord Botetourt High School in 2017 and attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg.
While at JMU he worked as a news reporter on the radio for WSVA news, where you may have heard him delivering news and traffic reports. Colby got his start in video journalism with Breeze TV on JMU's campus, where he served as a reporter, anchor and producer over the course of three years.
In his spare time Colby enjoys watching sports and exploring the outdoors. He is always looking to learn more about the community and connect with people in the area.
Have a story idea? Send it Colby's way!
