Martin Savidge
| Martin Savidge | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 27, 1958 Lachine, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | Ohio University |
| Occupation | Television journalist and broadcaster |
| Notable credit(s) | Anchor of Worldfocus, NBC News correspondent |
May 27, 1958
Martin Savidge (born May 27, 1958) is an American television news correspondent.
Savidge worked for NBC News and was a special correspondent and former anchor for public television's Worldfocus nightly news program in the role of a special correspondent. He previously worked for WJW, Cleveland, where he also worked with current NBC correspondent Kelly O'Donnell. Savidge began anchoring CNN Newsroom in January 2011.
Savidge was born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada to British parents, who soon after moved to the United States. He holds dual citizenship for both Canada and the United States. Savidge grew up in Rocky River, Ohio and graduated from Rocky River High School in 1976. He studied theater at Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio.
Savidge earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Ohio University in 1981. Savidge's early career in journalism included a stint at WCIA in Champaign, Illinois and prime time anchor for WMBD-TV in Peoria, Illinois. He interned at WKYC, and reported for the Associated Press. In September 1984, Savidge joined WJW, where he won nine Emmy Awards, five in Savidge's final year at the station. One Emmy-winning special examined the background of D-Day, and was inspired by his father Earnest, who served in the British Navy during World War II.
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