Wayne Dawson

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Wayne Dawson
Born1955 or 1956 (age 70–71) [1]
Occupation Television news anchor

Wayne Dawson 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. [2] 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. As of 2026 he is also pastor at Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lyndhurst, Ohio. [1]

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Career achievements and honors

An eight-time regional Emmy Award winner (Lower Great Lakes-NATAS), Dawson is also a member of the NAACP and the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. He was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame (located in Akron, Ohio) in 2000 [3] and the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in 2025. [4]

Health

In 2024 and 2025 Dawson was treated for oral cancer. [5] [6] [7] In May 2025 he announced that he was cancer free. [8]

Memoir

References

  1. 1 2 Pluto, Terry (January 24, 2026). "The amazing comeback of Fox 8's Wayne Dawson" . The Plain Dealer . Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Wayne Dawson". WJW-TV . Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Broadcasters Hall of Fame: List of Inductees". Archived from the original on March 1, 2002. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  4. ↑ Staff (May 7, 2025). "NABJ Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees & Special Honors Recipients". nabjonline.org (Press release).
  5. ↑ Morrison, Laura; Langenfeld, Danielle (May 20, 2024). "'Cancer survivor:' Wayne Dawson returns to FOX 8". WJW-TV. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Naquin, Talia (February 4, 2025). "'God is going to heal': Wayne Dawson shares a message with viewers while receiving chemotherapy". WJW-TV. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ Kadar, Dan (May 22, 2025). "Fox 8 anchor Wayne Dawson gives important update on oral cancer battle". The Repository . Retrieved June 28, 2025.


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