ONE STEP CLOSER — A native of Memphis whose professional journalism tenure spans more than 17 years, Making Headline News Publisher Andre T. Johnson compiled a considerable amount of entries from around the country after news spread of his surprise nomination late last month for “Publicist Of The Year” in the Second Annual Rated Boujie Awards from Houston. (Photo Credit: Tiffany L. Mackey)
Making Headline News Publisher Andre T. Johnson is one of three nominees who has advanced to the pivotal Second Round for “Publicist Of The Year” in the Second Annual Rated Boujie Awards that will take place in Houston, Texas March 27.
Boujie Awards Founder and Houston businesswoman Tiffeny Young confirmed the news in a formal announcement last week.
The Boujie Awards’ next round of voting begins April 22 and runs through May 6. If Johnson emerges as one of two finalists amongst the three remaining nominees, he will advance to Houston for a chance to come away the ceremony’s most covenant award.
A native of Memphis whose professional journalism tenure spans more than 17 years, Johnson compiled a considerable amount of entries from around the country in the opening round after news spread of his surprise nomination late last month.
A former Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper sports reporter and Senior Writer for the now-defunct Memphis Sport Magazine, Johnson founded Making Headline News in December 2016 in Dallas, where he recently wrapped up his fourth season of covering the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.
Prior to covering the Mavs, Johnson covered the Memphis Grizzlies from 2010-2014.
ABOUT ANDRE: Andre Johnson is a longtime sports journalist and a 2000 graduate of the University of the Memphis with Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. A native of Memphis, Johnson is a former sport reporter Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper and Memphis Sport Magazine. He worked as full-time staffer for The Commercial Appeal from 2000-2002, in which he was the beat reporter for the Memphis Houn’dawgs of now-defunct American Basketball Assocation and the Memphis Xplorers of the arenafootball2 league. He has interviewed numerous sports personalities, most notably Archie Manning, LeBron James, George “Iceman” Gervin, Issac Bruce, Laila Ali, Vince Carter, Paul Westphal, Phil Jackson, Ken Hamlin, Cortez Kennedy, Michael Oher, Kobe Bryant, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Marc Gasol, Dwight Howard, James Harden, Patrick Willis, Stanley Morgan, Dirk Nowitzki, Rick Carlisle, Mark Cuban, Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Rudy Gay, John Force, Lamar Odom, Alexandra Stevenson, Derek Fisher, Penny Hardaway, Phillip Rivers, Colin Kaepernick, Jim Harbaugh, Tyreke Evans, Kirk Ferentz, and O. J. Mayo, among others. To reach Johnson, send email to: memphisgraduate@yahoo.com. Also, follow him on Twitter @AJ_Journalist.
Andre Johnson 
A native of Memphis whose professional journalism tenure spans more than 17 years, Johnson compiled a considerable amount of entries from around the country in the opening round after news spread of his surprise nomination late last month.
