Nathaniel S. Johnson

Nathaniel S. Johnson, a veteran American radio announcer and record producer, was born in Concord, Massachusetts. In his youth, he demonstrated an aptitude for writing and music. He attended the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA., and Harvard University.

Johnson served as audio balance engineer and music editor for WGBH Radio and TV, supervising sound recordings for radio and TV drama, plus live broadcasts by the Boston Symphony and Pops Orchestras. At WGBH, Johnson collaborated with Alistair Cooke and recorded Cooke's "Letter from America" for BBC broadcasts.

Nathaniel Johnson was appointed Head of Reissues at RCA Records in New York, where he supervised the remastering of the 64-CD Grammy Award-winning Heifetz Collection. Later, Mr. Johnson was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Historial Album as Producer for a 94-CD set, The Rubinstein Collection, for RCA Red Seal.

In later years, Nat Johnson devoted his time to writing. His works have appeared in AlienSkin, Boston Literary Magazine, Bewildering Stories’ First Quarterly Review 2010, The Foundling Review, and Absent Willow Review. Today, his sole publisher is Atmosphere Press, and his first book is the novella "Phoebe and Fred."