CLEVELAND (WJW) – Fox 8 News’ Wayne Dawson announced Tuesday that he will not be returning to the newsroom until the start of 2025 as he prepares for a “procedure” at the Cleveland Clinic.
“Today is my last day,” Dawson said Tuesday. “I’m going to be going in for a procedure.”
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Dawson said he is confident in the “great” doctors and surgeons he has at the Cleveland Clinic .
“I thought I had knocked out the adversary in the first round but I have to get in there again. Round two,” Dawson said Tuesday morning. “I have the backing of the most high God, so I think I’ll be okay.”
Dawson explained that he will be gone from Fox 8 News until the beginning of next year, due to his health concerns and some vacation time for the holidays.
He also said he is going to really miss his Fox 8 family, but is going to “get back in the ring” and do what he has to do.
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In April, Dawson first told Fox 8 News viewers about a health situation he was dealing with.