Brian Johnson, Contributor
Banff Centre Press

Brian D. Johnson is senior entertainment writer and film critic at Maclean's magazine. Born in England in 1949, and raised in Toronto, he received a B.A. from the University of Toronto, where he was editor of The Varsity. After working as a reporter at The Gazette in Montreal (l970-74), he left journalism to devote five years to music. He toured, recorded, and composed percussion soundtracks for two documentary features. At Maclean's since 1985, Johnson has also written for the Globe and Mail, Saturday Night, Toronto Life, Chatelaine, Flare, Equinox, Take One and Rolling Stone. He has won three National Magazine Awards. He appears frequently on radio and television, and co-hosted CBC Newsworld's On the Arts for three seasons.

Contributor to:
Taking Risks (contributor)