Stephon Johnson is currently a staff writer for the prestigious New York Amsterdam News where he covers politics, education and labor issues. He’s also written about sports, music and video games for The Athletic, The Sports Fan Journal, The Hardball Times, The Classical, The Cauldron/Sports Illustrated, Baeble Music and Polygon. Stephon’s made numerous appearances on Imhotep Gary Byrd’s The GBE, the longest running Black radio broadcast in New York City’s history. He’s also been a guest on the baseball podcast The Infinite Inning.
Stephon’s hosted or co-hosted a number of panel discussions including the Newsmakers series at the City University of New York’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism with NY1’s Errol Louis. He’s also made numerous appearances on Louis’ “Inside City Hall” television program. He’s participated in multiple fellowships including CUNY’s Census Reporting Fellowship in 2020 and its Political Reporting Fellowship from 2012 to 2014 and the National Press Foundation’s Statehouse Fellowship in 2021.
In more than a decade, Stephon’s won numerous awards including a New York Association of Black Journalist’s award in “Community and Public Affairs” reporting, an Ippies award for “Best Investigate In-Depth Story” and an A. Philip Randolph Messenger Award.
Stephon’s New York City through and through. He was born in The Bronx and currently resides in Queens. You can contact him at stephonjohnson1982@gmail.com or read his rants about sports, music and popular culture (with some reporting sprinkled in) on Twitter.
Stephon’s hosted or co-hosted a number of panel discussions including the Newsmakers series at the City University of New York’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism with NY1’s Errol Louis. He’s also made numerous appearances on Louis’ “Inside City Hall” television program. He’s participated in multiple fellowships including CUNY’s Census Reporting Fellowship in 2020 and its Political Reporting Fellowship from 2012 to 2014 and the National Press Foundation’s Statehouse Fellowship in 2021.
In more than a decade, Stephon’s won numerous awards including a New York Association of Black Journalist’s award in “Community and Public Affairs” reporting, an Ippies award for “Best Investigate In-Depth Story” and an A. Philip Randolph Messenger Award.
Stephon’s New York City through and through. He was born in The Bronx and currently resides in Queens. You can contact him at stephonjohnson1982@gmail.com or read his rants about sports, music and popular culture (with some reporting sprinkled in) on Twitter.