Wayne Dawson
Wayne Dawson | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Television 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-AM 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 and the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. He was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame (located in Akron, Ohio) in 2000.[2]
Notorious "Skin Flute" Gaffe[]
In June 2007, Dawson had jokingly addressed one of his fellow reporters, , as being able to "play a skin flute" in the morning news program Fox 8 in the Morning. A video about the gaffe was put onto YouTube but WJW-TV Channel 8 quickly requested for its removal. He was also later involved in the "jiggaboo" comment made by his co- anchor Kristi Capel.[3]
References[]
- ^ Wayne Dawson, WJW (TV). Accessed 2007-09-26.
- ^ Broadcasters Hall of Fame: List of Inductees. Accessed 2007-09-26.
- ^ Afternoon Buzz: Wayne Dawson's gaffe, Lindsay's hoodies & more. Accessed 2010-01-03.
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