Meg Oliver Biography / Wiki
Meg Oliver is an American television correspondent and anchor who currently reports for CBS This Morning, the CBS Evening News weekend and fills in anchoring for their 24-hour digital network, CBSN. She returned to CBS News in 2015.
She has covered a wide range of live breaking news on CBSN, including the killings of Adam Ward and Allison Parker of WDBJ and the San Bernardino massacres. She started anchoring the CBS overnight program Up to the Minute in March 2006 and held the role for three years. She also served as a fill-in host and journalist for The Early Show. After leaving CBS in 2009, she became a journalist at ABC News. She covered stories for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and Good Morning America Weekend Edition. Additionally, she served as an anchor for ABC World News Now.
Oliver was the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. anchor at KGPE-TV, the CBS affiliate in Fresno, California, before joining CBS News. Oliver had previously worked as an anchor-reporter at WKBD/WWJ-TV, a CBS-owned station in Detroit, her birthplace. She formerly worked as a reporter for Northwest Cable News in Seattle. Oliver started her career in television as an anchor-reporter at Kalispell, Montana’s KCFW-TV.
Meg Oliver Age
How old is Meg? She is 56 years old as of 2026. Meg was born on December 7, 1970, in Birmingham, Michigan, United States. She celebrates her birthday on December 7th every year.
Meg Oliver Education
Oliver studied at Marian High School. She graduated from the University of Montana with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 1993. ALSO READ: Ed O’Keefe CBS News, Bio, Age, Height, Ethnicity, Wife, Children, Parents, Salary and Net Worth
Meg Oliver Height / Measurements
How tall is Meg? She stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.6m).
Meg Oliver Nationality / Ethnicity
Oliver holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. Meg was born and raised in Birmingham, Michigan, United States. She is of White ethnicity/heritage.
Meg Oliver Parents / Family
Meg was born and raised by her parents in Birmingham, Michigan, United States. However, information about her parents and siblings is currently not available.
Meg Oliver Husband / Married / Daughter / Children
Is Oliver married? Yes, she is happily married to John Basinger. The couple tied the knot in a wedding ceremony in 2005, and they are proud to have three children: an eldest daughter, Maria, who was born in 2006 and two sons, Tommy and Cormac.
Meg Oliver Salary
Oliver is an American television correspondent and anchor earning an annual salary ranging from $40,000 and $110,000.
Meg Oliver Net Worth
Meg currently reports for CBS This Morning, the CBS Evening News weekend and has an estimated net worth between $2 million and $8 million.
Meg Oliver CBS News
Oliver currently reports for CBS This Morning, the CBS Evening News weekend and fills in anchoring for their 24-hour digital network, CBSN. She returned to CBS News in 2015.
She has covered a wide range of live breaking news on CBSN, including the killings of Adam Ward and Allison Parker of WDBJ and the San Bernardino massacres. She started anchoring the CBS overnight program Up to the Minute in March 2006 and held the role for three years. She also served as a fill-in host and journalist for The Early Show. After leaving CBS in 2009, she became a journalist at ABC News. She covered stories for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and Good Morning America Weekend Edition. Additionally, she served as an anchor for ABC World News Now.
Oliver was the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. anchor at KGPE-TV, the CBS affiliate in Fresno, California, before joining CBS News. Oliver had previously worked as an anchor-reporter at WKBD/WWJ-TV, a CBS-owned station in Detroit, her birthplace. She formerly worked as a reporter for Northwest Cable News in Seattle. Oliver started her career in television as an anchor-reporter at Kalispell, Montana’s KCFW-TV.
