In January 2010 , Curtis joined WLNE-TV '' ABC6 '' in Providence , Rhode Island as the weekend evening news anchor and '' Chief Political Reporter '' . He would go on to anchor the ABC affiliate 's weekday morning and 5 o'clock weeknight newscasts . He was also a substitute host for the weekend public affairs program '' ABC6 News On the Record '' , hosted by former Providence mayor and the station 's chief political analyst Vincent " Buddy " Cianci . During his time at '' ABC6 '' , Curtis covered many events surrounding the 2012 U.S. presidential election , including the Republican National Convention in Tampa , Florida and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte , North Carolina . He also served as a correspondent for all of WLNE owner Citadel Communications ' stations ( WOI-DT in Des Moines , Iowa , WHBF-TV in Rock Island , Illinois , KLKN in Lincoln , Nebraska and KCAU-TV in Sioux City , Iowa ) while covering the conventions . Curtis left WLNE in March 2015 . Before leaving Rhode Island , he appeared as a panelist on two episodes of the public affairs program '' A Lively Experiment '' on WSBE-TV '' Rhode Island PBS ''
Democratic National Convention
2012 Democratic National Convention
Mark Curtis (broadcaster)