Mark McEwen

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Mark McEwen
University of Maryland
Occupation(s)TV and radio personality
SpouseDenise McEwen

Mark McEwen (born September 16, 1954) is an American television and radio personality. He is best known for being on the CBS network Morning show for 16 years. He's also known for his stint as the host of A&E's Live by Request.

Early life

McEwen was born in

University of Maryland, leaving there after three and a half years. While at Maryland, he worked on the college radio station WMUC. After his college years, McEwen moved to Detroit where he landed a job as a rock-and-roll DJ at WWWW-Detroit's W4. He worked at WLUP-The Loop
in Chicago following this, where he enrolled at Second City and began to do standup comedy.

Career

McEwen continued his radio career in New York City, working at WAPP during 1983 (partnered on-air with E.J. Crummey) and at WNEW-FM during 1984-86 (partnered on-air with Richard Neer).

McEwen worked for

48 Hours. He then performed a number of on-air roles for The Early Show on CBS from 1999 to 2002. He anchored the broadcast for two years. McEwen has interviewed five presidents: Bill Clinton, George Herbert Walker Bush, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon. McEwen left CBS in October 2002 as The Early Show was completely revamped.[1]

In 2004, McEwen joined WKMG-TV, the CBS affiliate in Orlando, where he became the morning co-anchor and noon anchor for what was then known as Local 6 News. However, in 2005, McEwen suffered a stroke that ended his stint as a news anchor for WKMG.[2] McEwen had to learn to walk and talk again after the stroke, and the former right-hander now uses his left hand for most tasks. McEwen worked for WKMG as part of its Good Neighbor 6 community outreach program, doing stroke awareness commercials for the station, among other things. In 2008, he published a book about his health challenges entitled Change in the Weather: Life after Stroke. McEwen was named a Stroke Ambassador in 2009 by the American Stroke Association for his "advocacy, leadership, achievement and philanthropy."[3]

McEwen returned to The Early Show on September 11, 2010, doing the weather for the absent Lonnie Quinn for the weekend edition.[4][5]

McEwen was the host for the First annual RAISE (Raising Awareness in Stroke Excellence) awards for the National Stroke Association in 2011. He also hosted the second awards in 2012.

McEwen hosted, produced and wrote 'McEwen's Mark', a television interview show, in 2012. In 2014, he returned to WKMG-TV to host Positive Mark, which spotlighted good news and inspirational news in Central Florida. In 2016, he gave a TED Talk. He also wrote a blog at iammarkmcewen.blogspot.com and had a website, markmcewen.com for a while. McEwen now gives motivational speeches around the country. He later hosted All Things Men on the Black News Channel and became a substitute teacher at Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida.

Personal life

McEwen currently resides in Florida with his wife, Denise, and their twins Miles and Griffin. His daughter Maya graduated from the University of Oregon. His step daughter, Jenna, graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in journalism. His brother, Kirk McEwen, is on 98 Rock-WIYY in Baltimore.[6]

References

  1. ^ CUPRISIN, TIM (September 19, 2002). "CBS works to revamp 'Early Show'". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  2. ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500185_162-1999806.html[dead link]
  3. ^ "Mark McEwen Honored by Drake Center and National Stroke Association". www.stroke.org. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-3480_162-6849988.html[dead link]
  5. ^ "Mark McEwen Sets 'Early Show' Return - TVNewser". www.mediabistro.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "98 Rock sets new lineup with Kirk McEwen".