Mark Maxwell: from sports to TV politics

Radiogirl by Margaret Larkin

Apr 22, 2026Sports & Recreation

Before working in news TV, Mark Maxwell worked at Comcast Sportsnet Chicago. Eventually he became Capitol Bureau Chief at WCIA-TV in Springfield, Illinois, and now covers Illinois and Missouri politics for KSDK-TV in St....

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