Soterios Johnson
Soterios Johnson is an American radio journalist and the local host of National Public Radio's Morning Edition on New York City public-radio station WNYC.[1][2]
A New Jersey native, Soterios worked at a small FM station in his hometown while earning his undergraduate degree in American history from Columbia University in New York City, granted in 1990.[3] While there he was active at the institution's radio station WKCR-FM (89.9 FM).[2] Subsequently, he received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His first name comes from his Greek heritage.
The New York Sun newspaper has claimed: "A steady, soulful tenor of a voice — combined with a first name that is as mellifluous as it is unusual — has won public radio host Soterios Johnson a legion of devoted fans, some of whom have gone so far as to write songs in his honor and name pets after him."[1]
He has reminisced: "As a kid, I always wanted to be in the know... and to spread the word."[2]
Influence on music
His name is the inspiration for the name of New York City three-piece band Satirius Johnson, which spells Soterios differently.[citation needed]
Jonathan Coulton, a folk-rock artist also based in New York, wrote a song called "Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" that presents a fictionalized secret life of Johnson as a club-goer.
Awards
- 2006 New York Press Club award
