Niraj Warikoo

Detroit Free Press

Ron Savage, an anchor at Fox 2 News and on-call firefighter, died suddenly today after collapsing while training with the Milford Fire Department, said Fire Chief Thomas Moore. He was 63.

"Ron was a dedicated member of the Milford Fire Department since 2014 and this loss will truly be felt," Milford Fire Chief Thomas Moore said in a statement emailed to the Free Press. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Mitzi and son Ronald Jr. as well as to his Fox 2 family. Ron’s generosity and his dedication too many community causes touched many.

Rest in peace Ron Savage."

Moore said that "Savage collapsed shortly after performing a training evolution this morning and after extensive efforts has sadly passed away."

According to Fox 2 News, Savage, a Milford resident, "suffered a cardiac issue during training exercise."

Savage co-anchored Fox 2 weekends and produced Michigan's Most Wanted segments, highlighting unsolved crimes. He was an Emmy Award-winning journalist who co-anchored Fox 2 News Weekends with Amy Lange, the station said.

"Police say more than 1,000 dangerous fugitives have been arrested from tips from FOX 2 viewers," said Fox 2 News.

As a firefighter, Savage earned two citations for outstanding performance above and beyond the call of duty, according to Fox 2.

Savage was a paid on-call firefighter, Chief Moore said.

Savage's hobbies included camping both the upper and lower peninsula, and cooking, especially barbecuing smoked ribs.

Contact Niraj Warikoo: nwarikoo@freepress.com or 313-223-4792. Follow him on Twitter @nwarikoo

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