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Matt Johnson

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Covers:  san diego, animal cruelty, local politics, southern california, local news, arkansas, san diego county, fort hood
Doesn't Cover: lakers
@WSBTV Gwinnett County Bureau Chief. Squeezing in some tweets and reporting in the streets.

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"Breaking news gets the adrenaline flowin' like the only drug that you won't regret in the mornin'." Here I am back in Southern California after a 3-year tour of Arkansas & Central Texas. I specialize in reporting on animal cruelty & city politics. But really, I'm a pretend expert on many things.

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Gwinnett celebrates start of July Fourth holiday despite heat Original

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By Matt Johnson Verified
| WSB-TV (Atlanta, GA) Verified
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Families packed the Duluth Town Green Friday to kick off the Fourth of July weekend. An afternoon storm cooled things down. Families were hoping it stays that way. “It’s Georgia. the weather changes every 10 minutes. so we’ll see what happens,” Corey Tetzlaff told Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson. Under cloudy skies, families gathered to see how the laser show in place of fireworks. It all lands on a big birthday. The country turns 250.
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Duluth families are losing thousands to check thieves, police say

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By Matt Johnson Verified
| WSB-TV (Atlanta, GA) Verified
DULUTH, Ga. — A growing check-washing scheme is costing Duluth residents tens of thousands of dollars, and police say thieves are grabbing the mail between the post office counter and the sorting facility. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Former state lawmaker Brooks Coleman and his wife, Mary Claire, learned that last year when a single check they mailed turned into a $20,000 loss. “It’s very frustrating and very time-consuming,” Coleman said.
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Man threatening to blow up check-cashing store walks out empty-handed despite bomb threat

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By Matt Johnson Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Follow Man threatening to blow up check-cashing store walks out empty-handed despite bomb threat Emergency rooms see surge in heat-related illness cases amid rising temperatures A bomb threat at a Gwinnett County business led to an intense search in the air for an attempted armed robbery suspect. Officers rushed to the scene on Wednesday when they got a call about a robbery in progress with a bomb.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

A general assignment reporter for KXXV (ABC) in Waco, TX.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yeah it's a pretty cool app

How is social media changing news?

It's the answer to the question: "Is there a way to get unconfirmed info streamlined faster than I can process?" Still, it's mostly good.
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