Jane Clayson Johnson is an Emmy award-winning journalist, widely known for her work at CBS News in New York, ABC News in Los Angeles and as a regular guest host on two nationally syndicated programs at NPR, based in Boston. Jane began her career at KSL Television in Salt Lake City. She started BYU on a violin performance scholarship and graduated with a degree in broadcasting.
Jane is the author of two best-selling books. I Am a Mother (2007) chronicled her decision to leave network news to have a family. Silent Souls Weeping (2020) is a candid and personal examination of those who suffer with depression.
Jane and her husband, Mark Johnson, are members of the President’s Leadership Council at BYU-Pathway Worldwide. Jane has served on the boards of Deseret Management Corporation and the Wheatley Institute at BYU. She was recently appointed as a Trustee at the U.S. Naval Institute Foundation. Jane and Mark live in Boston with their family and just sent their youngest son on a mission to Stockholm, Sweden.