Martin Savidge

Biography 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. Despite being a local reporter, Savidge's datelines while at WJW-TV included Vietnam, Russia, and Ukraine.

Savidge joined NBC News in March 2004, but remained in Atlanta. In 2005, Savidge reported for NBC News in New Orleans, Louisiana, when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. After Katrina, he helped, as head correspondent, open an NBC News bureau in New Orleans. He regularly gave reports about improvements and stories after Katrina.

In October 2008, Savidge left full-time work at NBC

On 13 January 2009, Savidge began hosting a weekly radio show on BlogTalkRadio. The 30-minute talk show is focused on international news and includes a panel of guests.

On 28 August 2009, Savidge announced on the program that Daljit Dhaliwal would be taking over his role on Worldfocus, although he would still host one week a month and have an opportunity to "step out from behind the desk".

Savidge returned to CNN in 2009 as a freelancer. In March 2011, he again became a CNN staffer. On December 1, 2022, it was announced he was let go from CNN, along with numerous other CNN personalities.

Awards Savidge's awards include: Two Headliner Awards Two Edward R. Murrow Awards A Peabody Award A duPont-Columbia Award Six Associated Press Awards Two United Press Intl. Awards Nine local Emmy awards 2002 "Media Person of the Year" (from the National Journalism Education Association)