In his first nationally televised weather forecast since recovering from a near-fatal and debilitating stroke, Mark McEwen will serve as a substitute weatherman for CBS News' The Early Show On Saturday on Sept. 11.

The former weatherman and features reporter for The Early Show suffered a massive stroke while returning home from a trip on Nov. 15, 2005.  For the next four days, McEwen was near death as the blood clot that caused the stroke blocked oxygen from his brain.  McEwen recovered but had to start over.  While he struggled to regain the use of his right hand, he was initially confined to a wheelchair and then a walker.  Most devastating of all was the stroke's impact on his voice and speech.

McEwen worked for CBS from 1987 through 2002 and contributed to a number of CBS News broadcasts, including Sunday Morning, 48 Hours and The Early Show.  During his tenure at The Early Show, he served as weatherman, anchor and entertainment reporter.  He has interviewed former presidents, including Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush and Gerald Ford.  In addition, he has conducted high-profile interviews with Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Sidney Poitier, Madonna and many others.  McEwen has covered major events, including the Oscars, Cannes Film Festival, Golden Globes and Grammy Awards; he's also contributed to CBS's coverage of the Winter Olympics.  McEwen was named one of the country's "Ten Most Trusted TV News Personalities" in a TV Guide survey.

In 2004, McEwen became a news anchor at WKMG-TV, the CBS affiliate in Orlando, Fla., where he was working when he suffered the stroke.  The station kept his position open.  McEwen returned to work, and he chronicled his ordeal in a book entitled, After the Stroke: My Journey Back to Life.

In addition to reporting the weather, McEwen will sit down for a candid interview to discuss his journey back from the stroke and his new life.

Chris Wragge and Erica Hill anchor The Early Show On Saturday.  Michael Rosen is the executive producer.