Tod Johnston

Who is Tod Johnston?

Tod Johnston is an entertainer from Perth, Western Australia. He was born in Sydney, the son of stage actress Jill Perryman and choreographer Kevan Johnston.

After leaving school, Johnston studied at Murdoch University where he gained a degree in environmental science. It was from here that he was introduced to the live music arena.

He has pursued an entertainment career, firstly as lead singer in Perth based band V Capri from 1984 to 1989. He is also a song writer and records his original music under Tod Johnston & The Heartland. His originals have an Australian country flavour.

He has appeared on a number of television shows, starting in the early 1990s at Network Ten as a presenter on Airplay, Kid's Company and presenting weekend weather reports. In the late 1990s he worked at Channel Nine Perth as weather presenter and hosted a segment on the network’s variety show, In Melbourne Tonight, where he also appeared as a guest vocalist. Later he was a guest host on Postcards WA. He also worked for the Nine Network Australia as presenter for the series Wine Me Dine Me.

Internationally, he can be seen on a regular basis on GMTV Breakfast Television in the United Kingdom live from Australia.