Bakari Savage CP24 Age, Wiki, Wife, Family, Education, Career

Bakari Savage is an American broadcast journalist and news anchor based in Toronto.

He is best known as a co-anchor of CP24 Live at 5, one of the flagship shows on Toronto’s Breaking News channel, CP24.

Savage joined CP24 in July 2021 after almost a decade in American television news, including a stint at WBRC Fox 6 News in his hometown. He anchors alongside Leena Latafat on both Live at Noon and Live at 5.

One standout marker of his work is his 2020 to 2021 Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellowship through The Carter Center, a competitive honour in the field.

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Quick Facts of Bakari Savage

Full Name	Bakari Savage
Profession	Broadcast journalist, news anchor, reporter
Age	Yet to be updated
Date of Birth	Yet to be updated
Nationality	American
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Yet to be updated
Birthplace	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Current Address	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender	Male

Bakari Savage Early Life and Education

Bakari Savage was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, a city he has described as the ground zero of the American civil rights movement.

Education

Savage graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a double major in communication studies and political science.

While there, he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and took part in student groups such as the Minnesota Student Association.

Alma Mater	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Highest Qualification	Bachelor’s degree, double major in communication studies and political science

Bakari Savage Personal Life

Bakari Savage is a private person when it comes to family, but a few details are on the public record through official pages.

Wife

Savage is married to his wife, Jamie Savage. He has shared that he moved to Toronto from the United States in 2020 specifically to marry her.

Parents

The names and details of his parents are yet to be updated.

Relationship Status	Married
Wife	Jamie Savage
Parents	Father: Yet to be updated Mother: Yet to be updated

Bakari Savage Career

Bakari Savage has built a broadcast career that stretches across several American markets before landing at CP24 in Toronto.

Early career: digital and internships

Early on, Savage completed internships at outlets including ABC (WBMA), Fox (WAGA), CBS (WCCO), and Hearst Entertainment. He then joined Primedia’s Channel One News.

Relationship Status	Married
Wife	Jamie Savage
Parents	Father: Yet to be updated Mother: Yet to be updated

Bakari Savage Career

Bakari Savage has built a broadcast career that stretches across several American markets before landing at CP24 in Toronto.

Early career: digital and internships

Early on, Savage completed internships at outlets including ABC (WBMA), Fox (WAGA), CBS (WCCO), and Hearst Entertainment. He then joined Primedia’s Channel One News.

At Channel One, he began by answering phones and later wrote popular web features such as “Celebrity Birthday Finder” and “Presidential Perks” for its award-winning site.

He then spent about three years in corporate roles in Los Angeles and San Francisco before returning to his true passion, broadcast news.

Building a US television career

Savage’s broadcast journalism career began at CBS affiliate KNOE in Monroe, Louisiana. He then moved to NBC affiliate KARK in Little Rock, Arkansas, and later to News 13 in Orlando.

He also served as an anchor and reporter for “The Morning Show” at WJXT in Jacksonville, Florida, and for “Good Day Carolinas” at Fox 46 WJZY in Charlotte, North Carolina.

WBRC Fox 6 News, Birmingham

Savage returned home to work as a reporter for WBRC Fox 6 News in Birmingham, Alabama, on the top-rated morning show “On Your Side.”

During his time there, he also hosted the lifestyle segment “Magic City Weekend,” which showcased the best restaurants, bars, and entertainment around the city.

2021 (present): CP24 anchor and reporter

Savage joined CP24 in July 2021 and became a co-anchor of the flagship show CP24 Live at 5. He also anchors CP24 Live at Noon.

He anchors alongside Leena Latafat, who described taking on the flagship shows with him as a career highlight. Traffic on the show is handled by Adwoa Nsiah-Yeboah.

Since joining, he has reported on major stories, including the inaugural visit of Mary Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General, to Queen’s Park in 2022.

He also conducted an exclusive interview with Adam Attala, the teen who saved children from a burning home in Mississauga, and covered the deadly Father’s Day 2022 shootings in the GTA and the Uxbridge tornado.

Community work

Civic responsibility is important to Savage. He is a board member for On River Time, a non-profit that works to interrupt the cycle of abuse and neglect through fly fishing and scholarship.

He also serves on the board of CNIB, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and has supported causes such as Smile-A-Mile and The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs.

Bakari Savage Net Worth

Bakari Savage’s net worth and salary details are yet to be updated.

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Salary (Approx.)	Yet to be updated

Bakari Savage Height, Weight and Physical Stats

Below are the physical stats of Bakari Savage:

Height	In centimetres: Yet to be updated In metres: Yet to be updated In feet and inches: Yet to be updated
Weight	In kg: Yet to be updated In lbs: Yet to be updated
Body Measurements	Yet to be updated
Hair Colour	Black
Eye Colour	Dark Brown