Steve Savard is an American sports anchor and the former "Voice of the

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", serving in that role from 1999 to 2015. He was the lead news anchor and former sportscaster at

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. Savard, a St. Louis native, attended Parkway North High School and

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where he graduated in 1986 with degrees in English and

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. Steve has won six Emmy Awards, including best sportscaster. 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. In May 2013, he added the 6:00 p.m. newscast to his duties at KMOV. Savard succeeded

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as the "Voice of the Rams" in 1999 (the season in which they won

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), and was succeeded upon the Rams' move back to

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after 2015 by J. B. Long. 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. Savard was named Lead Anchor of KOLR10 news in

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on May 14, 2021. His last appearance on KOLR 10 was Friday, May 16, 2025.

References

External links

Biography at KMOVSteve Savard's blog "Field Notes"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Savard, Steve Living people American radio sports announcers St. Louis Rams announcers Radio personalities from St. Louis NFL announcers Northwest Missouri State University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)