Radio and T.V. Career
In 1962 David had a 15 month stint with 4KQ in Brisbane before returning to Melbourne as a general announcer and news presenter on 3DB. Nearly 12 months down the track, HSV7 was looking for someone to presented the late night news and Dan Webb suggested Johnston at 3DB who showed promise. His first major bulletin was announcing the death of US President John F. Kennedy. David split his time between the closely aligned 3DB and the Seven Network in Melbourne until 1967, when he was appointed full time news reporter and presenter. On 22 June 1972 he hosted, with Lucy Kiraly, the first Tattslotto draw on Melbourne television. David held that role for the next ten years before shocking many people by leaving television to run a news agency in Elsternwick.
In 1980, he returned to television to presented the prime time Eyewtiness News on ATV-10 with Jana Wendt and latterly, Jo Pearson. His successful partnerships with both anchors helped make Eyewitness News the leading nightly news bulletin in Melbourne throughout the 1980s. David stayed in this role until returning to the Seven Network in 1996 to become the weekday anchor of Seven Nightly News in Melbourne. He presented this bulletin solo from 1996 until mid 1999, when he became a co-anchor with Anne Fulwood.
Johnston became a relief anchor a year later but returned full-time in 2003 to anchor a national news bulletin, titled "Target Iraq", at 4.30 pm each weekday afternoon to cover the major story, and to summarise Australian news from Sydney. When the strike on Iraq ended, Seven decided it would keep the bulletin, with production moving to Melbourne and Johnston continuing at the healm until his retirement in 2005.
He has won various awards, including a Logie and two Penguin awards.
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