Veteran Anchor Charley Johnson Leaving WDAZ

By Merrill Knox 

Charley Johnson, an anchor at WDAZ in Grand Forks, ND, is leaving the news business after more than 30 years.

Johnson was named president and chief executive at the Fargo Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau this morning, according to the Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. He will take over in June.

Johnson has anchored the evening newscasts at WDAZ since 2010. He spent the majority of his career at KVLY, the NBC-affiliate in Fargo, where he held a variety of roles including anchor, news director and general manager.

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