Career
Saunders" primary co-anchor in the National Broadcasting Company 5 evening newscasts was Allison Rosati. A Chicago native, Saunders holds a bachelor"s degree from Xavier University and a Master"s degree from Northeastern Illinois University. He was once President of the Chicago Association of Black Journalists (1996-1997).
He also did a series of reports from South Africa in 1990 on the historic release of Nelson Mandela culminated in the documentary titled, South Africa: What Happens to a Dream Deferred?.
He portrayed a news anchorman in the second season of the drama series Emergency, a show which is set in Chicago. He played a similar role in the second season of The West Wing.
Saunders was a former public school teacher, youth worker and Boys Club Executive Director. His WBBM-TV-television documentary, The End of the Lincolnshire, spurred investigations of local gangs.
Saunders retired from the 5 Prime Minister and 6 Prime Minister newscasts and retired from the 10 Prime Minister newscast on May 20, 2009.
He plans to pursue "diversity education". He has publicly accused former Chicago newspaper columnist Robert Feder of racism during Feder"s career at the Sun-Times. (See Chicago Tribune column at )
His career in broadcasting was honored by the Museum of Broadcast Communications on May 16, 2009 during "A Salute to Warner Saunders" the event was held at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago.
Saunders was a standout basketball player at Xavier.
He scored 32 points in a 71-67 home victory against city rival Dillard on January
