Mark Davis (born 1957) is an American radio host, newspaper columnist and political commentator. His local

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, ''The Mark Davis Show'', airs weekdays from 7am to 10am CT on 660AM "The Answer"

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in the

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. His column is published in ''

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''. From 2008 to 2012, Davis was a rotating guest host for ''

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''; from 2012 to 2017, he served as the Friday host of the Salem Radio Network's ''Morning in America'', and continues to host network shows on a regular basis. Davis describes himself as a

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, opposing

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s, religious indoctrination in public education, and

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. He also supports the

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and

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. He is the author of "Upside Down: How the Left Turned Right Into Wrong, Truth Into Lies and Good Into Bad" (2016) and ''Lone Star America: How Texas Can Save Our Country'' (2014), both from Regnery Publishing. Born in

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in 1957 and raised in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, Davis graduated from the

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in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism.

Program history

Davis started as a news anchor and reporter at WKAZ/ WQBE in

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from 1979 to 1981. From there, he went to WOKV in

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, serving again as a news anchor until launching a talk show in 1982. From there he went to WHBQ in

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beginning in 1985, WMC in Memphis in 1989, WTKN in

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briefly in 1990,

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in Washington, DC 1990–1994, and WBAP in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas in 1994 through April 2012.

The Mark Davis Show Mark Davis (born 1957) is an American radio host, newspaper columnist and political commentator. His local talk show, ''The Mark Davis Show'', airs weekdays from 7am to 10am CT on 660AM "The Answer" KSKY in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. His ...

aired from 9:00 a.m. until Noon and then later, 8:30 to 11:00 AM CT on WBAP. The "Mark Davis show" currently airs on "660AM The Answer"

weekday mornings from 7:00am to 10:00am CT. On Fridays, from 2012 until the show ended in 2016, he hosted Bill Bennett's "Morning in America" from 6:00am through 8:00am CT (on

as well) followed by his local show until 10:00am CT. Davis was heard in national syndication with two shows, a Sunday three-hour broadcast from 1998-2003 and a two-hour weekday show which followed his local program from 2005-2007. The latter was produced mainly for ABC's satellite talk radio channel. On July 3, 2008, his show was simulcast on C-SPAN 2. During the commercial breaks he addressed the camera and provided some behind-the-scenes insights on talk radio and the issues of the day. On May 29, 2012, Davis announced he would be joining Dallas-based radio station "660AM The Answer"

on June 4, 2012 in the 7:00am to 10:00amCT timeslot. The station is owned by

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. From June 8, 2012 to the program's finale April 1, 2016, Davis was the Friday host of "Morning in America," a nationally syndicated radio program airing Monday through Friday from 6am to 9am ET. Morning in America was produced and distributed by Salem Communications' Salem Radio Network; the show was hosted by William Bennett Mondays through Thursdays. Moving forward, Davis will be heard filling in for various shows on the Salem Radio Network.

References

External links

660AM The Answer – Mark Davis blog

Facebook page

Twitter page

Marksworld: Multimedia Adventures of Mark Davis

Bill Bennett's "Morning in America" website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Mark 1957 births Living people American talk radio hosts Radio personalities from Dallas University of Maryland, College Park alumni

Program history

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