Mark McEwen (born September 16, 1954, in San Antonio, Texas) is an
American TV and radio personality 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.McEwen was born in San Antonio,
Texas. His father, Alfred, was a colonel in the Air Force, and when he
was reassigned to Berlin, he and his family moved there when Mark was
in the third grade. Three years later, the McEwen family moved again,
this time to Montgomery, Alabama, finally ending up in Crownsville,
Maryland. His mother, Dolores, after raising six children, retired as
a bank vice president. He attended Arundel High School in Gambrills,
Maryland and then the University of Maryland, leaving there after
three and a half years. While in college, he was on the college radio
station WMUC. McEwen moved to Detroit to be a rock-and-roll DJ at
WWWW-Detroit's W4. He next worked at (WLUP-The Loop) in Chicago, where
he enrolled at Second City and began to do standup comedy. McEwen then
moved to New York to continue his radio career, first at WAPP and then
at WNEW-FM.McEwen began 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
CBS starting in 1987 with CBS This Morning. In addition to doing the
weather, he was the entertainment reporter as well. McEwen covered 16
Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes and Country Music Association awards
shows. He was awarded the CMA Media Achievement Award in 1992 and was
named one of the country's "Ten Most Trusted TV News Personalities" in
a TV Guide survey in February 1995. From 1996 to 1998, McEwen made two
guest appearances on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, the first was just a
snippet of his interview that would be expanded upon his second
appearance. He contributed to the network's coverage of the 1992
Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and the 1994 Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer, Norway, and co-hosted (with Jane Robelot) daytime
coverage of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, where he also
ran with the Olympic Torch. McEwen was a correspondent on 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, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford. McEwen left CBS in
October 2002 as The Early Show was completely revamped.
American TV and radio personality 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.McEwen was born in San Antonio,
Texas. His father, Alfred, was a colonel in the Air Force, and when he
was reassigned to Berlin, he and his family moved there when Mark was
in the third grade. Three years later, the McEwen family moved again,
this time to Montgomery, Alabama, finally ending up in Crownsville,
Maryland. His mother, Dolores, after raising six children, retired as
a bank vice president. He attended Arundel High School in Gambrills,
Maryland and then the University of Maryland, leaving there after
three and a half years. While in college, he was on the college radio
station WMUC. McEwen moved to Detroit to be a rock-and-roll DJ at
WWWW-Detroit's W4. He next worked at (WLUP-The Loop) in Chicago, where
he enrolled at Second City and began to do standup comedy. McEwen then
moved to New York to continue his radio career, first at WAPP and then
at WNEW-FM.McEwen began 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
CBS starting in 1987 with CBS This Morning. In addition to doing the
weather, he was the entertainment reporter as well. McEwen covered 16
Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes and Country Music Association awards
shows. He was awarded the CMA Media Achievement Award in 1992 and was
named one of the country's "Ten Most Trusted TV News Personalities" in
a TV Guide survey in February 1995. From 1996 to 1998, McEwen made two
guest appearances on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, the first was just a
snippet of his interview that would be expanded upon his second
appearance. He contributed to the network's coverage of the 1992
Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and the 1994 Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer, Norway, and co-hosted (with Jane Robelot) daytime
coverage of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, where he also
ran with the Olympic Torch. McEwen was a correspondent on 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, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford. McEwen left CBS in
October 2002 as The Early Show was completely revamped.
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