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About Biography Karen Johnson was the National Evening Anchor at The Weather Network. She worked at the Network from November 2002 to March 2012. She is CMOS endorsed.

A Toronto native, Karen has extensive experience in the television world as a producer, Host, Writer, Reporter and Weather Anchor. After completing her studies in Broadcasting and Journalism and interning at CFTO TV, in Toronto, she landed her first reporter job with CFMT TV (now OMNI). She covered a broad range of issues both domestic and international. Quickly moving through the ranks she became the Entertainment Anchor and Host of "BOLLYWOOD BLVD", a Toronto based entertainment show covering the Indian film industry. Interviewing celebrities and presenting entertainment news. Karen also covered the Toronto International Film Festival, Grammy Awards (Los Angeles) and Daytime Emmy Awards ( New York City).

Cooking didn't come naturally for Karen so when the station she was working for chose her to co-host a cooking show she jumped at the opportunity to learn another skill! 13years later THE VEGGIE TABLE is still on the air nationally and internationally. Always looking for new challenges Karen left Ontario and moved out west to Edmonton, AB, to experience the cold prairie winters as the weather anchor and news writer for A-Channel's Breakfast show. Then, in 2002, Karen returned to Toronto and the Anchor Desk at The Weather Network's local Toronto Morning Show along side Tom Reynolds.

Karen was first put into the spotlight as Miss Toronto 1990 ( she was the first South Asian to capture the title) she competed in Miss Canada that same year. Her hard-working and professional attitude has resulted in numerous speaking engagements and events. In 2010, she was asked to MC a luncheon for the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper.

Returning from maternity leave in June 2011, she moved over to the National side to cover weather stories across Canada. Her last official day with The Weather Network on air was February 22, 2012.

She is currently pursuing other interests in News and Entertainment in both Canada and the United States.

She is represented by IF MANAGEMENT, in NYC.