Meg Oliver (born December 7, 1970) is an American television correspondent and anchor. She returned to CBS News in 2015. She currently reports for ''CBS This Morning'', the ''CBS Evening News'' weekend and fills in anchoring for their 24-hour digital network by

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. On CBSN she has covered extensive live breaking news from the San Bernardino shootings to the murders of WDBJ's Allison Parker and Adam Ward. In March 2006, she became anchor of the overnight CBS newscast, ''

Up to the Minute ''CBS News Roundup'' is an American overnight news program broadcast by CBS News 24/7 and CBS. Airing during the early morning hours each Monday through Friday, the program is anchored Jessi Mitchell. CBS has carried an overnight news block ...

'', and remained in that position for three years. She was also a correspondent for ''The Early Show'', and fill in anchor. She left

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in 2009 and worked at

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News as a correspondent. She reported for '' Good Morning America Weekend Edition'' and ''

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'' with David Muir. She also filled in anchoring on '' ABC World News Now''.

Early life and education

Born in

Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit located along the Woodward Corridor (M-1 (Michigan highway), M-1). As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 censu ...

, in 1970. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the

University of Montana The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana, United States. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. Fall 2024 saw total enrollment hit 10,811, marki ...

Career

From 1993 to 1995, Oliver worked in

Kalispell, Montana Kalispell (, Salish-Spokane-Kalispel language, Montana Salish: Ql̓ispé, Kutenai language: Kqayaqawakⱡuʔnam) is a city in Montana and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census put Kalispell's population at ...

, as a reporter and anchor for KCFW-TV. From 1995 to 1997, she worked for

Northwest Cable News Northwest Cable News (NWCN) was an American cable news television channel owned by Tegna Media. The channel, which launched on December 18, 1995, provided 24-hour rolling news coverage focused primarily on the Pacific Northwest region of the ...

at offices in

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, and

Boise, Idaho Boise ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Idaho, most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, there were 235,685 people residing in the city. Loca ...

. From 1997 to 1998, Oliver worked as a reporter in

Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...

, at

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. From 1998 to 2001, she served as reporter and anchor for

WWJ-TV WWJ-TV (channel 62) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is owned and operated by the CBS television network through its CBS News and Stations division, alongside WKBD-TV (channel 50), an affiliate of The CW. The two ...

and

WKBD-TV WKBD-TV (channel 50), branded as CW Detroit 50, is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside WWJ-TV (channel 62), a CBS owned-and-operated station. ...

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

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. From 2001 to 2004, Oliver served as weekday anchor at KGPE-TV in

Fresno, California Fresno (; ) is a city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County, California, Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley (California), Central Valley region. It covers a ...

. Starting in May 2005, she worked in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

, as a freelance reporter for CBS Newspath. In March 2006, Oliver was named anchor of CBS News' ''

''. Oliver resides in New York with her husband and three children. During the March 20, 2009, broadcast of ''Up to the Minute'', Oliver announced it would be her last night as the anchor.The

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' ''

'' Broadcast, March 18, 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oliver, Meg 1970 births Living people People from Birmingham, Michigan American television reporters and correspondents People from Kalispell, Montana University of Montana alumni Journalists from Montana CBS News people