Making Headline News President Andre Johnson named publicist for Atlanta faith leader, philanthropist Jay Vinson
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DALLAS — Atlanta empowerment extraordinaire and philanthropist Jay Vinson has named Andre T. Johnson as his publicist, the Making Headline News Founder/President and longtime journalist announced this week.
A four-time MHN Man of The Year, Vinson’s affiliation with the Dallas-based media outlet dates back to 2020 and, according to the esteemed faith-leader and transformational coach, naming Johnson to assume the role as his publicist was deemed a foregone conclusion.
“I chose Making Headline News as my publicist because of the professionalism, consistency, and quality they have demonstrated over the years,” Vinson said. “Andre Johnson has done a tremendous job covering my journey and accomplishments, and I trust his ability to help expand the reach of (my new book) More Than A Game.”
Vinson and Johnson have agreed to a one-year deal, which officially begins July 1 and runs through July 1, 2027.
Terms of the affiliation were not publicly disclosed.
“I am looking forward to this partnership,” said Vinson, the founder and CEO of JV Athlete Advisory Services, his Atlanta-based purpose-driven organization designed to equip student-athletes with essential tools for mental wellness, NIL education, leadership development, and personal branding. “I look forward to the opportunities (my publicist) will create to impact athletes, coaches, and leaders across the country.”
Johnson unanimously was named Publicist Of The Year during The Rated Boujie Awards in Houston in 2018.
A native of Memphis and graduate of the University of Memphis with Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, Johnson founded Making Headline News in December 2016.
He is former sports reporter for the Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper and Senior Writer Memphis Sport Magazine. He worked as full-time staffer for The Commercial Appeal from 2000-2002, during which he was the beat reporter for the Memphis Houn’dawgs of now-defunct American Basketball Association and the Memphis Xplorers of the arenafootball2 league.
Besides The Commercial Appeal, he has written for four other major U.S. newspapers: The Chicago Sun-Times, The Arizona Daily Star, The Houston Chronicle, and the Dallas Morning News.
Johnson has interviewed numerous sports personalities, most notably Archie Manning, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kyle Shanahan, George Kittle, Brock Purdy, George “Iceman” Gervin, Issac Bruce, Angel Reese, A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Laila Ali, Vince Carter, Paul Westphal, Phil Jackson, Ken Hamlin, Cortez Kennedy, Michael Oher, Kobe Bryant, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Marc Gasol, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Fred Warner, Colin Kaepernick, Dwight Howard, James Harden, Patrick Willis, Stanley Morgan, Dirk Nowitzki, Rick Carlisle, Mark Cuban, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Rudy Gay, John Force, Lamar Odom, Alexandra Stevenson, Derek Fisher, Penny Hardaway, Phillip Rivers, Jim Harbaugh, Tyreke Evans, Kirk Ferentz, and O. J. Mayo, among others.
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