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Legendary CT Political Reporter Recovering From Cancer Treatment

Mark Davis spent more than 50 years as a broadcast journalist before his retirement in 2020.

CONNECTICUT — Mark Davis, the legendary political reporter who retired from WTNH-TV in 2020, is recovering from bladder cancer treatment, The Laurel reports.

Davis is back home, and his doctor reportedly told him that he will be hiking again in the fall.

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At the time of his retirement, Davis had spent more than 35 years at WTNH, and more than 50 years as a broadcast journalist on radio and television.

His retirement in the fall of 2020 came, in part, due to the difficulties of returning to work during the coronavirus pandemic; Davis had taken a leave of absence at the start of the pandemic as a safety precaution.

Before his retirement, Davis was a fixture at the state Capitol during his tenure, won multiple Emmy Awards, and in 2004, broke the huge scoop that then Gov. John Rowland was resigning.

Davis is also known for hosting a Saturday morning news and information show, "Good Morning, Connecticut," in the 1980s, and hosting a radio show on WTIC-AM, called "Dial Mark Davis."

Read The Laurel story.

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