TSN Radio Business Hosts
David Johnson
Business Analyst
Audacy
A native of Pampa, David Johnson is a 30-year Wall Street veteran and has been a fixture on local and national media since 1975. David’s “Wall Street Update” and “Wall Street Wrap-Up” can be heard twice daily on Texas State Network stations. Listen weekdays at 11:40am and 3:40 pm.
After hosting his own television program, “Business Edition with David Johnson,” on Dallas PBS-affiliate KERA, David became the business analyst for WFAA-TV Channel 8. Currently, he can be seen on the “Daybreak” program and “News 8 Midday.”
David joined Public Radio International’s “Marketplace” program during its inaugural season in 1989 and has been a regular on the program ever since. “Marketplace” is heard by over 5 million listeners on almost 400 radio stations around the world.
David served a three-year stint as chairman of the board of Greenhill School in Dallas. He was an original member of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board, serving from 1983 to 1987, and is the winner of a Gold Medal from the New York International Film and TV Festival for his documentary “Tailspin.”
Currently, David serves on the advisory board of the Cecil and Ida Green Center for the Study of Science and Society at the University of Texas at Dallas and serves on Dallas Business Hall of Fame committee of the Junior Achievement of Dallas.
A graduate of Dallas’ Greenhill School and the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., David is married and the father of two boys.
Email David: david.johnson@audacy.com
Dr. M. Ray Perryman
Economist
Audacy
Texas native Ray Perryman is a renowned author, syndicated columnist, consultant, financial analyst, and economic forecaster. His syndicated daily radio commentary, “The Perryman Report,” is broadcast daily on the Texas State Networks. Dr. Perryman also appears regularly on National Public Radio’s “Marketplace” and is frequently quoted in print, broadcast, and electronic media.
Dr. Perryman is founder and president of The Perryman Group, an economic research and consulting firm. For more than 25 years, he has regularly provided testimony on economic matters before legislative, administrative, and judicial bodies and directed myriad national and international projects associated with economic development, regulatory analysis, public policy, impact assessment, economic modeling, and many other areas. He makes numerous special presentations on a variety of public and economic issues to business, government, and corporate audiences throughout Texas and the United States each year.
Dr. Perryman is a former professor at Baylor University and is currently Senior Research Fellow of the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and Distinguished Professor at the International Institute for Advanced Studies. He serves on numerous corporate and civic boards and has won many prestigious awards for his achievements in academics and public service.
A graduate of both Baylor and Rice universities, Dr. Perryman is married and the father of three daughters and two sons.
Visit Dr. Perryman’s Site: www.perrymangroup.com