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Former Seattle TV weather anchor Todd Johnson posts about his continuing battle against cancer:

"It’s time for the next step in my cancer fight. Chemo and radiation shrunk the tumor. Unfortunately they didn’t kill it. So this week I’ll have surgery to get rid of the tumor once and for all. 

My long term outlook is still very good. And I’m blessed to have my family, friends and a great medical team along for the ride. Thanks again for all of your support." 

And we have the big pictures from departing KING weekend anchor Madison Wade's Saturday wedding. 




Joyce Taylor and Leah Pezzetti in this shot, along with former K5 reporter Connor Board and officiant Chris Egan.


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  1. AnonymousMay 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM

    The others in the last photo appear to be former K5 reporters Erica Zucco, Maddie White, and Drew Andre...

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    1. IDC9May 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM

      It is great to see that so many of Wade's soon-to-be former colleagues attended the wedding. Wade must have been well-liked at KING.

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    2. AnonymousMay 28, 2026 at 7:53 AM

      Yeah, there were probably some other K5 folks there too...

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  2. Wayne LMay 27, 2026 at 7:53 AM

    Thanks for the IDs.

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    1. AnonymousMay 28, 2026 at 7:51 AM

      No problem, thanks for all you do!

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  3. Mike B BarerMay 27, 2026 at 10:36 AM

    I wish Todd the best!

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    1. Rhett WorkmanMay 27, 2026 at 12:28 PM

      Same here. Had no idea he has been battling cancer.

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    2. IDC9May 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM

      Fingers crossed for a full recovery for Todd! Like Rhett, I was also unaware that he was in the midst of a cancer battle.

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  4. AnonymousMay 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM

    I saw do fill in KIRO probably a year ago- wish him the best!

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    1. IDC9May 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM

      Todd still fills in on KIRO? I thought he had left that job. Happy to hear that he was still doing it that recently!

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    2. Rhett WorkmanMay 28, 2026 at 7:33 AM

      With this cancer battle that he is dealing with, he has not been on air in Seattle in months, but was most recently doing I think it was freelancing with KIRO. Here is hoping A. he wins his cancer battle and B. when he does he will consider going back and doing that type of role for local TV weather. There are multiple stations that I feel can use him right now so the opportunities should be there for him if he wants to pursue them after he gets back to full health

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  5. Wayne LMay 27, 2026 at 10:40 PM

    I don't think he has for a long time.

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    1. IDC9May 28, 2026 at 12:19 PM

      I honestly don't remember the last time I saw him. Sometime before COVID, I think. I do remember that I would most often see him on weekends.

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  6. Wayne LMay 28, 2026 at 8:23 AM

    He owns Point Across Media, production company, according to LinkedIn.

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