ORANGE – Paul Johnson, the deep-voiced television traffic reporter who reminded Southern Californians every morning to “buckle up, be careful out there,” died Tuesday at his home in Orange. He was 75.

KNBC traffic reporter Paul Johnson died June 29 in Los Angeles of brain tumor. He was 75. Johnson joined KNBC’s on-air team in August 1988, but had taken a leave of absence in January due to his ...