
Martin Savidge used to work at NBC as a correspondent, going abroad to cover the Afghanistan and Iraq wars in 2004. He also won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award during his stint at CNN for his coverage of the Elián González custody battle (oh my god, remember that?). Now Savidge is leaving cable for a more gritty reality — his own world events show on public television. Worldfocus is expected to debut in early October, and will cover international events that might not be getting as much play on other news stations, and will feature Savidge as the anchor, with a slew of revolving correspondents, like Deborah Amos from NPR. Worldfocus's executive producer, Marc Rosenwasser, makes a funny, then, by turning to NPR, ABC, and NBC correspondents to appear on the show, but insists he doesn't want Wordfocus to be produced “by a bunch of New Yorkers figuring out the world from the West Side of Manhattan.”
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