Roy S. Johnson

This article is about the journalist. For , see Roy Johnson (disambiguation).

Roy S. Johnson – a statewide columnist for the Alabama Media Group -- is a unique voice in the South. Writing with passion and purpose, he launches conversations that are uncomfortable to some—and outrage many—raises issues that scrutinize leaders throughout the state, and challenge all to be better. Better cities. A better state. A better nation. Better people.

Before joining the AMG in 2014, Roy was an editorial leader at several prominent publications, including Men’s Fitness and mensfitness.com (VP, Editor-in-Chief), Sports Illustrated (Asst. Managing Editor) Fortune (Editor-at-Large), including History Channel magazine/digital (Editor-in-Chief), and Savoy (founding Editor-in-Chief). He covered major sports worldwide for several decades, writing for The New York Times (Reporter) and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Columnist). A recognized chronicler of the National Basketball Association, Roy has been featured in several sports documentaries—most recently in The Last Dance, the popular six-part series on Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls.

Roy also co-Executive Produced “Bernie and Ernie”, an ESPN 30-for-30 documentary chronicling the careers of NBA stars Ernie Grunfeld and Hall of Famer Bernard King, and co-authored autobiographies with NBA Hall of Famers Earvin (Magic) Johnson and Charles Barkley and former NBA player and Coach Avery Johnson.

A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Roy lives in Birmingham.