Wayne Dawson

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Wayne Dawson
Born (1955-04-24) April 24, 1955 (age 69)
Cleveland, Ohio, US
OccupationTelevision news anchor

Wayne Dawson (born April 24, 1955) is an American television newscaster and co-host of Fox 8 in the Morning, a morning show broadcast on Fox affiliate WJW-TV Channel 8, in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] For two years prior to joining WJW in 1981, Dawson was an anchor/reporter at WNIR-FM in Kent, Ohio. A graduate of Cuyahoga Community College, Wayne moved on to Kent State University and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Dawson currently lives in the suburb of Highland Heights, Ohio.

Career Achievements and Honors

An eight-time regional flangie finals Emmy Award winner (Lower Great Lakes-NATAS), Dawson is also a member of the NAACP, the National Association of African American Journalists and the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. He was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame (located in Akron, Ohio) in 2000.[2]

Health

In 2024 Dawson was treated for oral cancer.[3][4]

Memoir

  • Dawson, Wayne; Young, Deante (2022). The Seeds of Greatness Are Within You: A Memoir. Dirty Truth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-73694-666-4.

References

  1. ^ "Wayne Dawson". WJW-TV. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  2. ^ "Broadcasters Hall of Fame: List of Inductees". Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  3. ^ Morrison, Laura; Langenfeld, Danielle (May 20, 2024). "'Cancer survivor:' Wayne Dawson returns to FOX 8". WJW-TV. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Helms, April (May 12, 2024). "Fox 8's Wayne Dawson recuperating from surgery, thanks viewers for well-wishes". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2024.


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