Interview with Meisha Johnson
Philadelphia’ s CBS Reporter Meisha Johnson
Meisha Johnson is a traffic reporter with CBS 3’ s Eyewitness News. Her ancestry is from Sweden. After growing up on Minnesota, Meisha moved to Sweden after high school to explore her Swedish roots. While in Sweden, Meisha attended Uppsala University in Sweden and learned Swedish as a second language.
Meisha has always had a strong interest in theater and television. At the age of seven, she started writing movie scripts and preforming in school plays. This interest in entertainment inspired Meisha to pursue a career in television. Today, she works at CBS news as a traffic reporter. She starts her day very early, rising at 1:00 AM, and is on air from 4:30 to 9:00 AM. She is also runs two different segments;“ Meisha’ s Dream Drive”, a program that takes viewers on various tours throughout remote places in the Delaware Valley; and“ Love it” on CBS Noon Show, featuring positive and inspirational stories.
SACC-Philadelphia’ s marketing intern Beatrice von Schilcher and Meisha Johnson
“ I can find myself doing all the tourist traps. I also love drinking coffee and every time I have my cup of coffee I think about Sweden, the place I developed a deeper appreciation for good coffee. My love for coffee also inspired my hashtag # coffeedate that I use in the morning show.”
According to Meisha,“ It’ s taken a lot of sacrifices to work in the entertainment business, but we make those sacrifices when we love what we’ re doing, and I really love working in television.” When Meisha’ s not working or spending time with her friends and family she loves to explore Philadelphia’ s rich history and the culture. page 16