by Sam Moore -
Houston Chronicle
He's an acquired taste, but there's something compelling about Johnathan Walton, who goofs his way through his "Small Mind at Large" segments on Channel 11's morning news show. A pudgy, puckish clown for the 21st century, Walton shines his quirky light in Houston's corners. A spot on carpet-dyeing was less than successful, but others, like his periodic pre-dawn Wake-Up Calls on local families and the time he dressed up like, and worked out with, the Houston Texan cheerleaders, have been a hoot.
He's won 4 Emmy awards for his 1/2 hour comedy specials for KHOU, the Houston CBS affiliate. When he arrived at Channel 11, the morning news show was 5th place in the ratings. Now they're number 1. Not that Walton is the sole reason for that but he certainly helped!
