Marie Saavedra, who grew up in Evanston and began as an intern at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, has returned home to join CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 as a reporter. Since 2013 Saavedra has been a reporter and weekend news anchor at WFAA, the ABC affiliate in Dallas. A graduate of Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette and the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia, she previously worked at KTVK in Phoenix and KYTV in Springfield, Missouri. “SWEET HOME CHICAGO: It’s official!” Saavedra tweeted Thursday. “I’m back in my hometown and proud to join the team at @cbschicago. Excited to hit the ground running. Here’s to the next chapter!”
