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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ben Patrick Johnson was born 30 Jun 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Charles Johnson, and his wife.  His parents being former educational missionaries in the Belgian Congo [http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/world/WCIJ.HTM)], Ben is the only one of their six children born in a regular hospital. Ben was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota during the 1970s on and around the campus of liberal Macalester College, where his father taught French language and cinema courses.[http://www.fvtc.edu/files/MulticulturalResourceCenter21150.htm]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ben Patrick Johnson was born 30 Jun 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Charles Johnson, and his wife.  His parents being former educational missionaries in the Belgian Congo [http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/world/WCIJ.HTM)], Ben is the only one of their six children born in a regular hospital. Ben was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota during the 1970s on and around the campus of liberal Macalester College, where his father taught French language and cinema courses.[http://www.fvtc.edu/files/MulticulturalResourceCenter21150.htm]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In 1992 he was working full-time at [http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/KSTP_(AM) KSTP-AM] in St. Paul, as the production director.  That year a consultant for ABC Radio heard Johnson's work, and at age 22, he was hired to be the Director of Production at ABC's flagship KABC-AM in Los Angeles.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot; </del>(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;</del>Minnesota Voices<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;</del>) Johnson held the position for 2 years. [http://www.laradio.com/wherej.htm]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In 1992 he was working full-time at [http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/KSTP_(AM) KSTP-AM] in St. Paul, as the production director.  That year a consultant for ABC Radio heard Johnson's work, and at age 22, he was hired to be the Director of Production at ABC's flagship KABC-AM in Los Angeles.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">" </ins>(<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>Minnesota Voices<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>) Johnson held the position for 2 years. [http://www.laradio.com/wherej.htm]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;</del>Johnson's first national exposure came in 1994 when he was chosen as co-host for ''Extra'', an entertainment-magazine show. Extra demoted Johnson to on-air correspondent shortly after he came out as homosexual in the gay press...<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot; </del>(''Ben Patrick Johnson'', Wikipedia). He wrote a book ''In and Out in Hollywood'' about this experience, which you can see [http://bpjclients.com/inandoutinhollywood/index.html here].  His book published by Palari Books, appears on their website [http://www.palaribooks.com/details.asp?id=1 here].  The book has been lightly fictionalized but appears to be fairly-well based on his own personal experience with Extra.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>Johnson's first national exposure came in 1994 when he was chosen as co-host for ''Extra'', an entertainment-magazine show. Extra demoted Johnson to on-air correspondent shortly after he came out as homosexual in the gay press...<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">" </ins>(''Ben Patrick Johnson'', Wikipedia). He wrote a book ''In and Out in Hollywood'' about this experience, which you can see [http://bpjclients.com/inandoutinhollywood/index.html here].  His book published by Palari Books, appears on their website [http://www.palaribooks.com/details.asp?id=1 here].  The book has been lightly fictionalized but appears to be fairly-well based on his own personal experience with Extra.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>It is at least possible that Ben decided to use his full name to avoid confusion with a previous <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;</del>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Johnson Ben Johnson]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot; </del>who had been a Hollywood actor and who died in 1996.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>It is at least possible that Ben decided to use his full name to avoid confusion with a previous <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Johnson Ben Johnson]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">" </ins>who had been a Hollywood actor and who died in 1996.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>From at least 2006 to 2007, Ben hosted an online video program called ''Left Coast''.  On his more popular episode (two million views), he interviewed [[Paul Lekakis]] whom he there describes as <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;</del>his neighbor<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;</del>.  The last videos appear to date from five months ago. His Wikipedia article states that the video program was put on hiatus so he could persue his writing. As recently as Feb 2008, Ben was active in editing his own entry at Wikipedia, so it's possible he himself wrote that comment.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>From at least 2006 to 2007, Ben hosted an online video program called ''Left Coast''.  On his more popular episode (two million views), he interviewed [[Paul Lekakis]] whom he there describes as <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>his neighbor<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>.  The last videos appear to date from five months ago. His Wikipedia article states that the video program was put on hiatus so he could persue his writing. As recently as Feb 2008, Ben was active in editing his own entry at Wikipedia, so it's possible he himself wrote that comment.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ben Patrick Johnson was born 30 Jun 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Charles Johnson, and his wife.  His parents being former educational missionaries in the Belgian Congo [http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/world/WCIJ.HTM)], Ben is the only one of their six children born in a regular hospital. Ben was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota during the 1970s on and around the campus of liberal Macalester College, where his father taught French language and cinema courses.[http://www.fvtc.edu/files/MulticulturalResourceCenter21150.htm]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ben Patrick Johnson was born 30 Jun 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Charles Johnson, and his wife.  His parents being former educational missionaries in the Belgian Congo [http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/world/WCIJ.HTM)], Ben is the only one of their six children born in a regular hospital. Ben was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota during the 1970s on and around the campus of liberal Macalester College, where his father taught French language and cinema courses.[http://www.fvtc.edu/files/MulticulturalResourceCenter21150.htm]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ben Patrick Johnson was born 30 Jun 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Charles Johnson, and his wife.  His parents being former educational missionaries in the Belgian Congo [http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/world/WCIJ.HTM)], Ben is the only one of their six children born in a regular hospital. Ben was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota during the 1970s on and around the campus of liberal Macalester College, where his father taught French language and cinema courses.[http://www.fvtc.edu/files/MulticulturalResourceCenter21150.htm]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Ben Patrick Johnson was born 30 Jun 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Charles Johnson, and his wife.  His parents being former educational missionaries in the Belgian Congo [http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/world/WCIJ.HTM)], Ben is the only one of their six children born in a regular hospital. Ben was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota during the 1970s on and around the campus of liberal Macalester College, where his father taught French language and cinema courses.[http://www.fvtc.edu/files/MulticulturalResourceCenter21150.htm]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In 1992, </del>a consultant for ABC Radio heard Johnson's work <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on Talkradio  KSTP-AM in St. Paul </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">asked him </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">become </del>Director of Production <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for </del>ABC's <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>flagship KABC-AM in Los Angeles. Johnson held the position for 2 years. [http://www.laradio.com/wherej.htm]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ben Patrick Johnson was born 30 Jun 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Charles Johnson, and his wife.  His parents being former educational missionaries in the Belgian Congo [http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/world/WCIJ.HTM)], Ben is the only one of their six children born in a regular hospital. Ben was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota during the 1970s on and around the campus of liberal Macalester College, where his father taught French language and cinema courses.[http://www.fvtc.edu/files/MulticulturalResourceCenter21150.htm]</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ben Patrick Johnson was born 30 Jun 1969 in Tucson, Arizona</del>, the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">son </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Charles Johnson</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>At <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">some point he moved to St Paul</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Minnesota </del>"He went to the University of Minnesota for awhile, but started working full-time at [http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/KSTP_(AM) KSTP-AM] as the production director. At age 22, he was hired to work at KABC-AM in Los Angeles." ("Minnesota Voices")</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Deemed gifted but troubled by guidance counselors</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Johnson left High School at age 15 to attend </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">University </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Minnesota</ins>. At <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the same time</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">he began working in radio at KTCZ-FM and WLOL-FM in Minneapolis. [http://wcco.com/topstories/voice.overs.movies.2.367061.html]</ins></div></td></tr>
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