The hard-working and talented Mark McEwen has achieved a success most people only dream about and became one of America’s most trusted celebrities.

He became synonymous with morning news during his reign at CBS.

Most recently, Mark, Local 6 and Orlando Regional Healthcare are partners in a new campaign on stroke awareness, including prevention and recovery.

During his 16 years at CBS, Mark served in a variety of high profile positions, including anchor of "CBS This Morning" for three years. But he is perhaps best known as the weatherman and entertainment reporter for "The Early Show."

From "The Morning Program" to "CBS This Morning," Mark was a mainstay on the CBS early news since first joining the network in 1987. He anchored with a unique flair and snagged a Who's Who of big interviews.

Mark has interviewed many prominent newsmakers, including former President Bill Clinton, former President George Bush, former President Gerald Ford, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Sidney Poitier, Paul McCartney, Jim Carrey, Garth Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Joni Mitchell among others.

He has covered almost every imaginable television event including the Oscars, the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globe awards, the Grammy awards, and the Country Music Association awards.

In 1995, Mark was named one of the country's "Ten Most Trusted TV News Personalities" in a TV Guide survey. Mark served as a correspondent on the CBS News show "48 Hours." He covered three Winter Olympics including Albertville, France and Lillehammer, Norway, and anchored the morning broadcast from Nagano, Japan during CBS Sports' coverage of the Olympic Winter Games.

During his extensive career, Mark has traveled the world as a prominent newsman. But he says there’s no place he’d rather be than right here in Central Florida.

"It’s a very family-friendly place and that works well for me and my four kids," Mark said. "It’s summer all the time here and I love that."

There's something else that makes Central Florida a great place to live, Mark said.

"My Mother-in-Law, the world’s greatest cook, is close enough for dinner."

Mark and his wife Denise are glad to be near their extended family.

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Favorite Food: Mexican.
Favorite Genre of Music: Rock & Roll and R&B.
Favorite Musical Group: Al Green, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top The Beatles, Aretha.
Favorite Book: Lord of the Rings (long before the movie came out).
Favorite Sport: Baseball.
Favorite Sports Team: New York Yankees.
Favorite Movie: Bull Durham, On the Waterfront, Pulp Fiction.
Favorite TV Show: Jeopardy (won it twice on Celebrity Jeopardy).
Favorite Actor/Actress: Denzel Washington, Jack Nicholson, Julia Roberts.
Place You Would Love To Visit: Alaska, New Zealand.