John Harwood Davis (born April 22, 1948) is an Emmy award-winning[1] American television producer and presenter who works for Maryland Public Television in Owings Mills, Maryland. He is best known for being the host of the weekly PBS series MotorWeek, which he created for the network in 1981, where he has served as the senior executive producer and host since its inception. Davis is a graduate of North Carolina State University, with a BS in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and earned a master's degree from The University of North Carolina in business administration.

In addition to his work on MotorWeek, Davis was also senior executive producer of the long running Wall Street Week during the era where Louis Rukeyser hosted. He has been with Maryland Public Television since 1973.[2]

Along with Craig Singhaus (now retired), Davis is the last of Motorweek's original team.

References

  1. ↑ Rodricks, Dan (16 July 2008). "MotorWeek's John Davis". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Who's Who | MotorWeek".


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