MPR News host Angela Davis shared Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. She will be taking a leave of absence to focus on her health.
“Angela is deeply grateful for the support of her colleagues and listeners, and she asks for privacy during this time,” reads a story on MPR News’ website. “We look forward to welcoming her back when she is ready.”
Davis, 57, grew up on a tobacco farm in Virginia and attended the University of Maryland on a full four-year scholarship and graduated with a journalism degree.
After spending a few years at CNN and stations in Lexington, Ky., and Washington, D.C., Davis took a job at KSTP in 1994 and, beyond a brief stint living in Dallas, the Twin Cities has been her home ever since.
After decades at KSTP and WCCO, Davis made the decision to move to public radio and landed a hosting gig at the 11 a.m. hour in 2018. She moved to 9 a.m. in 2021.
Davis’ husband, Duchesne Drew, is the senior vice president at American Public Media Group and president of Minnesota Public Radio. The couple live in St. Paul’s Highland Park.
“With my talk show, I try to focus on solutions and getting people to think about what we as individuals have control over,” Davis told the Pioneer Press in 2021. “I hope the conversation sparks new conversations and listeners start talking and thinking about issues they may not have spent time thinking about before.”
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