Steve Savard

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Steve Savard
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St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation Sportscaster/News Anchor

Steve Savard is an American sports anchor and the former "Voice of the St. Louis Rams", serving in that role from 1999 to 2015. [1] He was the lead news anchor and former sportscaster at KMOV in St. Louis, Missouri. Savard, a St. Louis native, attended Parkway North High School and Northwest Missouri State University where he graduated in 1986 with degrees in English and journalism. [2] Steve has won six Emmy Awards, including best sportscaster. [3] In February 2013, he made the switch from sports to become a news anchor in which he co-anchors the 10:00 p.m. edition of News 4. [4] In May 2013, he added the 6:00 p.m. newscast to his duties at KMOV.

Savard succeeded Gary Bender as the "Voice of the Rams" in 1999 (the season in which they won Super Bowl XXXIV), and was succeeded upon the Rams' move back to Los Angeles after 2015 by J. B. Long. [5]

Savard was among 16 people laid off from KMOV on September 17, 2020; the station cited that the cuts were due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Savard was named Lead Anchor of KOLR10 news in Springfield, Missouri on May 14, 2021. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ The official site of the St. Louis Rams - Radio Shows Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Home of the Parkway Alumni Association
  3. ↑ Personalities, anchors, reporters, Meteorologists | KMOV-TV News Channel 4 | KMOV.com | St. Louis, MO Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Lee Enterprises. "KMOV fires anchor Larry Conners after social-media controversy". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rams Announce Radio Broadcast Teams". www.therams.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "KMOV layoffs include longtime news anchor Steve Savard | Local Business | stltoday.com".
  7. ↑ "News anchor Steve Savard joins the KOLR10 evening news team". 14 May 2021.
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