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Ernie Johnson, Jr.

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Sportscaster

The Resume

    (1956- )
    Studio host for the 'NBA on TNT '(1988- ), TBS College Football games (2002- ) and the 'NFL on TNT' (1990-1994)
    Sportscaster for Atlanta Braves on SportSouth (1993-1996)
    Won Sports Emmy for Best Studio Host/Personality (2001)

Why he might be annoying:

    He hosted the disastrous talk show 'Listen Up! with Charles Barkley' (October 31, 2002-April 10, 2003)
    He called Atlanta Braves games with his father.
    He played in a celebrity dunk contest wearing welder's glasses and extremely tight shorts.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has to put up with Charles Barkley on a weekly basis.
    He is actively involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
    He announced sporting events from all over the world, including the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehamer, Norway.
    He handled simultaneously both Wimbledon and the NBA draft, by flying from England to New York and back again in less than forty-eight hours.
    He has two adopted children, including a disabled son.
    On winning an Emmy, he said, 'I keep thinking that (winning the Emmy) must be a clerical error, that somebody's going to call and say it was a mistake... I keep asking myself, How did I win this? So many other people make me look good.'

Credit: James


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 87 Votes: 70.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 50 Votes: 62.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 68.66% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 129 Votes: 56.59% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 137 Votes: 72.26% Annoying