Title: Deputy Editor
Email: ted.johnson@variety.com
Ted Johnson is Variety's deputy editor. Previously he was deputy editor of VLife where he supervised major edit-well stories including profiles and industry trend pieces.
Before Johnson joined the magazine in 2003, he spent six years as a staff writer for TV Guide, where he covered the entertainment industry and other cultural issues.
From 1995 to 1997 he was a staff writer at Variety, covering the studios, talent agencies and guilds.
Johnson started his career at the Los Angeles Times, where he worked from 1989 to 1995 and covered an array of beats including law enforcement, courts, politics and business.
Johnson is a past president of the Los Angeles Press Club.