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As unemployment of those with disabilities continues to rise, the New York State Education Department is commending 53 businesses statewide for excellence in employing individuals with disabilities. Several of the businesses on Commissioner Betty Rosa’s list are in the Southern Tier. Airdate: October 11, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Company: WBNG-TV Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv Twitter: www.twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

Airdate: November 5, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Company: WBNG-TV Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv X: www.twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

Oct. 1-7 is National Banned Books Week and public, school and university libraries are celebrating the freedom to read censored books. Grant Johnson spoke with the author of an LGBTQ+ children's book about why the books should stay on the shelves. Airdate: October 4, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Company: WBNG-TV Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv Twitter: www.twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

The Kalpokas Family is preparing to rebuild the home they lost in a fire and discovered some of the memories they thought were lost when cleaning up the rubble. Airdate: October 25, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Company: WBNG-TV Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv X: www.twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

The Chenango County Health Department is advising Village of Afton residents to boil their water after E. Coli was found in the village’s water system. The local health department believes the positive test could be a sampling failure. Airdate: September 18, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Company: WBNG-TV Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv Twitter: www.twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

Giovanni's Room has served as a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community with a collection of queer and feminist books for over 50 years. Airdate: September 9, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Company: NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv Twitter: www.twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

Community members and rapper Lil Boosie came to Temple, TX to celebrate MJ Dixon's milestone. Airdate: August 11, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Company: KCEN-TV Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv Twitter: www.twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

Apartment fire survivors and neighbors in Lacy Lakeview detail rescue efforts. Witnesses say they saw people jumping from the two-story building and neighbors helping people get out. Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv Twitter: www.twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

Grant Johnson gets an inside look at the LGBTQIA+ community in Ithaca. He sits down with local drag performers and learns more about how they look to entertain, educate and inspire. Airdate: April 26, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Featuring: Femme de Violette, Tilia Cordata, Zorra, Queen Tessential Camera: Riley Garand, Grant Johnson Filming Location: The Range in Ithaca, NY Company: Ithaca College Television Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv/ Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

The Silver Maple Chapel in Robinson is asking for donations to keep their worship services going. Grant Johnson sat down with the church's founders to hear why these efforts are so important to keep the sanctuary doors open. Airdate: August 7, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Company: KCEN-TV Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv Twitter: www.twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

With over 150 waterfalls within a 10-mile radius in Ithaca and the surrounding community, it’s no wonder the saying “Ithaca is Gorges” is plastered on t-shirts and bumper stickers across town. While they create opportunities for scenic photos or a quick swim, they can be dangerous and even deadly. ICTV’s Grant Johnson spoke with first responders, experts, and students to learn how Ithaca’s gorgers are both gorgeous and dangerous. Airdate: December 7, 2022 Reporter: Grant Johnson Featuring: Anabella Maria Galang, Asst. Chief Tom Basher, Lt. James Wheal, Edwin Cowen, George Tamborelle, Justin Vann Additional footage provided by Cornell University and the Nathaniel Rand ’12 Memorial Gorge Safety Education Program. Company: Ithaca College Television Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv/ Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

2020 marked a record year for pet sales in Texas and around the world. While everyone was locked up inside people searched for furry companions. With families spending more time at home, an animal rights group wants to urge Frisco residents to stay away from one establishment. Grant Johnson caught up with the group to learn about their fight. Airdate: January 21, 2021 Reporters: Grant Johnson Featuring: Susie Seymour, Rebecca Whitehouse, Adeline Alcala Camera: Grant Johnson Writing: Grant Johnson Filming Location: Frisco, TX Company: Rock Hill Media Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

The BA.2 omicron variant now accounts for more than half of new COVID-19 infections in the United States, according to the CDC. Grant Johnson breaks down the virus' presence in Tompkins County and what it means for positivity rates and hospitalizations in the county. Airdate: March 31, 2022 Reporter: Grant Johnson Camera: Erika Liberati, Mark Scaglione Writing: Grant Johnson Filming Location: Downtown Ithaca, NY Company: Ithaca College Television Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv/ Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

Ithaca, New York, is the second most expensive small city to rent a one-bedroom apartment in the United States. That is according to a new data analysis from a rental analytics firm named Dwelssey. Their list puts Ithaca just below Santa Barbara, California, and lists Ithaca's average housing to be $2,003 a month for a one-bedroom unit. So what exactly makes prices in Ithaca so high and what affordable housing options are available to keep people off the streets? Grant Johnson reports. Airdate: March 29, 2023 Reporter: Grant Johnson Camera: Thomas Kerrigan Producers: Riley Garand, Paige Morrissey, Griffin Homan Writing: Grant Johnson Company: Ithaca College Television Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantjohnsontv/ Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

History was made as 44-year-old Victor Glover Jr. became the first Black astronaut ever to being a 6-month tour on the International Space Station. Grant Johnson spoke to his father who lives in Prosper about his son's incredible accomplishment. Airdate: December 1, 2020 Reporter: Grant Johnson Featuring: Victor Glover Sr., Jeanette Glover Camera: Grant Johnson, Anica Hankey Writing: Grant Johnson Company: Rock Hill Media ★ OTHER INFORMATION ★ Music ► None Editing Software ► Final Cut Pro X Camera ►Sony NEX-EA50 Legal ► Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

For many people, ornaments are used as a symbol for significant places, people, or events. McKinney resident, Mik Messer added a new ornament to his tree from the house of all houses. Reporters: Grant Johnson, Cristina Folsom Featuring: Mik Messer Camera: Grant Johnson Writing: Cristina Folsom Filming Location: McKinney, TX Company: Eagle Nation News

Grant Johnson talks to Frisco Police officer, Radd Rotello about the 6 attacks in Frisco TX. He also sits down with Sheri Devore who was an attack victim that shared her story. What is the city doing about the coyote? Airdate: February 7, 2019 Reporters: Grant Johnson Featuring: Sheri Devore, Officer Radd Rotello Camera: Haylee Brown Writing: Grant Johnson Filming Location: Frisco, TX Company: Eagle Nation News Season 6, Episode 59 https://youtu.be/j4RS2oBwT-c

For adults with special needs, opportunities for job training can be few and far between. But not at Hugs Cafè, they can get professional experience from caring people who are treated more like family than employees. Airdate: January 15, 2021 Reporter: Grant Johnson Featuring: Travis Greenwall, Laine Harden, Maria Caccavale Camera: Anica Hankey, Kyla Lewis, Bronwyn Liber Writing: Grant Johnson Filming Location: McKinney, TX Company: Rock Hill Media Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

The Elite Hawks step team found their rhythm and auditioned for the 2021 Hill's Top Talent. Grant Johnson caught up with them at their last performance before the show. Airdate: March 18, 2021 Reporter: Grant Johnson Camera: Anica Hankey Writing: Grant Johnson Filming Location: Rock Hill High School Company: Rock Hill Media Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantjohnsontv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantjohnsontv Check out my website: www.GrantJohnsonTV.com

As a severe thunderstorm made its way through Prosper, TX, the Smith family took shelter in the safety of their home. On the night of April 17th, tragedy struck the family in the form of lightning. After their house was completely destroyed, the community helped out and raised $14,0000. CLICK HERE TO DONATE: https://www.gofundme.com/lightning-destroyed-the-smith-home-please-help Airdate: April 30, 2019 Reporters: Grant Johnson Featuring: Justin Smith, Courtney Smith Camera: Grant Johnson, Haylee Brown Writing: Grant Johnson, Haylee Brown Filming Location: Prosper TX Company: Eagle Nation News Season 6, Episode 93 https://youtu.be/B4Q3q1Fisp8