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Richard Johnson
 :Rich grew up in Rockville Centre, Long Island, and started fishing with his
father & grandfather. Having fished over 40 years now in saltwater, freshwater &
inshore or offshore action, Rich is the creator, host & producer of
"The Fishing Line" radio shows heard Saturdays
from 4 to 6:30 p.m. & Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. on WGBB 1240AM radio,
which debuted in May of 1995. Rich also hosts "The
Fishing Line" television show" on WLNY
TV-55 seen in 6.2 million homes
around the NY/NJ & CT region over the air, cable and on satellite.
Rich is professionally licensed by the State of New York State to guide
in both freshwater & surf fishing applications and is a member in good standing of the
NY State Outdoor Guides Assoc. (NYSOGA). Rich puts on several personal
seminars each season drawing over 500 anglers to each one. Rich is a nationally published
outdoor writer and a member in good standing of the Outdoor Writers Association of
America (OWAA) & New York State Outdoor Writers Assoc. (NYSOWA).
Rich currently writes a fishing column for the 250,000 circulation
The Light Press
and is used on local and regional television as the Fishing Authority for the likes of WABC TV, Channel 7/WABC's meteorologist, Bill
Evans and WLNY TV-55 along with local news channels such as Cablevision's New
12.
Rich founded the not-for-profit organization, "Let’s Go
Fishing" club in 1990 and has donated countless hours to promoting the sport of
fishing to both young & old alike. Rich is in his 16th year teaching fishing courses
for Adult Continuing Education (spring & fall) in the Long Beach School District this
year. He is a certified leader of Cornell University’s, Sportfishing & Aquatic
Resource Education Program (SAREP), teaching children & young adults the sport of
fishing, the ethics involved & how to become model citizens through fishing.
Rich produces the lecture and seminar series at the NY National Boat Show in Manhattan,
the National Fishing & Outdoor Exposition at the Nassau Coliseum each year as well as
for local & regional boat shows, fishing clubs & organizations. He sits on the
board of the Long Beach Council of Physical Fitness & Sports as director of all
fishing related projects and the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s Freshwater
Fisheries Council.
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