Benny Johnson

About

Political journalist who became the digital director of the National Review before scoring his title as the creative director at the Independent Journal Review. He has garnered over 3.1 million subscribers on his Benny Johnson YouTube channel. 

Before Fame

Before joining TheBlaze as an editor in 2011, he earned a degree in psychology from the University of Iowa.

Trivia

He first rose to fame as BuzzFeed Benny, the viral politics editor for BuzzFeed and The Blaze. One of his most popular YouTube videos claims to expose former President Joe Biden.

Family Life

A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he later settled in Washington D.C..

Associated With

He previously worked as a writer for BuzzFeed, a company headed by Jonah Peretti.