Bill Burns (anchor) - Wikipedia
William M. Burns (April 10, 1913 – September 16, 1997) was an American journalist and television news anchor. Burns anchored the news for over three decades (1953–1989) in Pittsburgh for KDKA, which was the largest station in the market.
KDKA News: Bill Burns' Death (September 16, 1997) - YouTube
KDKA newscast from September 16, 1997. Top story is the death of legendary KDKA newscaster Bill Burns.
Patti Burns - Wikipedia
Patricia Jeanne Burns (January 27, 1952 – October 31, 2001) was an American journalist and television news anchor. Burns was a familiar face to television audiences in Pittsburgh, where she worked for many years for KDKA-TV, a station for which her father, Bill Burns, was also a journalist and anchor. Father and daughter made history when on ...
Well-known KDKA anchor dies of cancer | TribLIVE.com
Nov 1, 2001 · As a KDKA-TV news anchor, and as the daughter of local TV news legend Bill Burns, Patti Burns was one of Pittsburgh's most recognized names for 25 years. Long after she left KDKA's studios in...
Bill Burns 35th Anniversary at KDKA-TV 1988 - YouTube
Dec 23, 2016 · Bill Burns 35th Anniversary at KDKA-TV 1988. From 1988 [the year before he retired], "Bill Burns: A News Tradition" celebrates Bill's 35 years with KDKA Television. Lots of cool footage...
AP News
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Bill Burns, who anchored television newscasts at KDKA and predecessor WDTV for 36 years, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure related to pneumonia. He was 84.
KDKA At 70: A Look Back At Pittsburgh's Oldest TV Station
Feb 24, 2019 · Bill and Patti Burns. Bill Burns joined WDTV as a reporter in 1953 and is best known for anchoring KDKA’s noon and 11 pm. newcasts, signing off on the latter with the familiar refrain “Good...
Memories of Pittsburgh TV & Radio Personalities from My …
BILL BURNS. A legend, the Walter Cronkite of Pittsburgh. He anchored the KDKA news for 36 years. All business, Burns had a gruff, Lou Grant type persona and was the consummate professional. He died in 1997 at the age of 84. His daughter Patti also worked for KDKA and was very popular. Sadly, she died of lung cancer in 2001 at the age of 49.
Bill Burns (anchor) - Wikiwand
It was Bill Burns who broke into KDKA's broadcast of The Mike Douglas Show around 1:40 p.m. on November 22, 1963 (KDKA pre-empted CBS' As the World Turns during that period) to report the shooting of President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. He would remain on …
KDKA 75th anniversary special covers station’s storied history
Jan 20, 2024 · • Stacy Smith’s 38 years at Channel 2 makes him the station’s longest-serving newscaster. Bill Burns is the runner-up with his 35 years behind the WDTV/ KDKA anchor desk.
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