Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this episode of Entertainment Unscripted, podcast contributor Celina Landero Valenzuela sits down with Chad Johnson – a hard-of-hearing content creator, athlete and sign language educator with over 1.6 million TikTok followers. Chad opens up about how a friend encouraged him to share ASL online, how he went viral seemingly overnight and what it's like to represent the U.S. Deaf Men’s National Soccer Team. From dispelling myths about Deaf identity to dreaming big in Los Angeles' modeling scene, Chad brings insight, humor and heart to this wide-ranging conversation.
Hosted by: Celina Landero Valenzuela
Videography: Max Davis-Housefield
Editor: Celina Landero Valenzuela
Producers: Verna Chen, Max Davis-Housefield, Mia Fernandez, Olivia Miller, Mia Tavares, Madeline Woo
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Starting in the summer of 2006, the former BruinNews29 television news show became Daily Bruin Video, now produced by the award-winning videojournalism department of the Daily Bruin newspaper. We cover all areas of UCLA life from news to entertainment to sports. We are visual storytellers dedicated to sharing the compelling stories of our campus.
The newspaper's primary mission is to fulfill the public's right to know about activities or events of community interest. As a student-managed and edited newspaper, the Bruin promotes student involvement and responsibility by providing practical journalism experience and opportunities for students to develop and improve their journalism and business skills and prepare for media and other careers.
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In this episode of Entertainment Unscripted, podcast contributor Celina Landero Valenzuela sits down with Chad Johnson – a hard-of-hearing content creator, athlete and sign language educator with over 1.6 million TikTok followers. Chad opens up about how a friend encouraged him to share ASL online, how he went viral seemingly overnight and what it's like to represent the U.S. Deaf Men’s National Soccer Team. From dispelling myths about Deaf identity to dreaming big in Los Angeles' modeling scene, Chad brings insight, humor and heart to this wide-ranging conversation.
Hosted by: Celina Landero Valenzuela
Videography: Max Davis-Housefield
Editor: Celina Landero Valenzuela
Producers: Verna Chen, Max Davis-Housefield, Mia Fernandez, Olivia Miller, Mia Tavares, Madeline Woo
Subscribe: bit.ly/Subscribe-DB
Check out more: dailybruin.com
Daily Bruin Social Media
instagram: instagram.com/dailybruin
twitter: twitter.com/dailybruin
facebook: facebook.com/dailybruin
Starting in the summer of 2006, the former BruinNews29 television news show became Daily Bruin Video, now produced by the award-winning videojournalism department of the Daily Bruin newspaper. We cover all areas of UCLA life from news to entertainment to sports. We are visual storytellers dedicated to sharing the compelling stories of our campus.
The newspaper's primary mission is to fulfill the public's right to know about activities or events of community interest. As a student-managed and edited newspaper, the Bruin promotes student involvement and responsibility by providing practical journalism experience and opportunities for students to develop and improve their journalism and business skills and prepare for media and other careers.
©️DailyBruinVideo2025
video@dailybruin.com
