MB D - TV ▁in ▁Pe oria , ▁Illinois . ▁He ▁intern ed ▁at ▁W K Y C , ▁and ▁reported ▁for ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Sav idge ▁joined ▁W J W - TV ▁( then ▁W J K W - TV ), ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁nine ▁Em my ▁Awards , ▁five ▁in ▁Sav idge ' s ▁final ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁station . ▁One ▁Em my - win ning ▁special ▁exam ined ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁D - Day , ▁and ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁E arn est , ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁a ▁local ▁rep orter , ▁Sav idge ' s ▁dat elines ▁while ▁at ▁W J W - TV ▁included ▁Vietnam , ▁Russia , ▁and ▁Ukraine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁CNN . ▁Sav idge ▁would ▁still ▁be ▁a ▁field ▁rep orter , ▁but ▁he ▁would ▁spend ▁more ▁time ▁as ▁anchor . ▁ ▁Sav idge ▁joined ▁N BC ▁News ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁but ▁remained ▁in ▁Atlanta . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Sav idge ▁reported ▁for ▁N BC ▁News ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana , ▁when ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina ▁struck ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast . ▁After ▁K atr ina , ▁as ▁head ▁correspond ent , ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁open ▁an ▁N BC ▁News ▁b ureau ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁He ▁regularly ▁gave ▁reports