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Bill Kurtis
Kurtis in 2003
Born
William Horton Kuretich
(1940-09-21) September 21, 1940 (age 83)
Pensacola, Florida, US
Alma mater
University of Kansas (BS) Washburn University School of Law (JD)
Occupation(s)
Broadcast journalist, producer, narrator
Years active
1966–present
Employer(s)
WBBM-TV, A&E (TV network), AT&T Mobility Decades
Notable credit(s)
WBBM-TV, The CBS Morning News, CBS Early Morning News, Investigative Reports, American Justice, and Cold Case Files
Board member of
Kurtis Productions
Spouses
Helen Kurtis
(m. 1963; died 1977)
Donna La Pietra
(m. 2017)
Children
2
Relatives
Jean Schodorf (sister), Frank Kurtis (first cousin once removed)
Website
kurtis.com
Bill Kurtis (born William Horton Kuretich; September 21, 1940) is an American television journalist, television producer, narrator, and news anchor.
Kurtis was studying to become a lawyer in the 1960s, when he was asked to fill in on a temporary news assignment at WIBW-TV in Topeka, Kansas. His reporting on a devastating tornado outbreak led to a position as on-air news reporter and, later, a successful career as a news anchor in Chicago. He has been noted for his sonorous voice throughout his career. In the early 1980s, he anchored The CBS Morning News in New York City and became especially interested in investigative in-depth reports and documentaries. When he returned to Chicago and for a time resumed his anchor duties, he also founded a production company, Kurtis Productions.[1]
Kurtis hosted or produced a number of crime and news documentary shows, including Investigative Reports, American Justice, and Cold Case Files. Kurtis is currently the scorekeeper/announcer for National Public Radio (NPR)'s news comedy/quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and the host of Through the Decades, a documentary-style news magazine on Decades (now Catchy Comedy).
^Smith Byan (August 21, 2018) [September, 2016]. "This Is Bill Kurtis". Chicago Magazine.
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In her absence, Kurtis was joined by a rotating series of co-hosts, principally Maria Shriver, Meredith Vieira and Jane Wallace. Kurtis anchored the Early...
with Through the Decades, an hour-long program hosted and narrated by BillKurtis (who formerly served as a presenter for Chicago CBS O&O WBBM-TV and CBS...
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and then, as a producer on the CBS Morning Show with Diane Sawyer and BillKurtis. In 1986, he produced the CBS specials AIDS Hits Home and 48 Hours on...
provide millions of dollars annually to the host city. In May 2016, BillKurtis wrote an op-ed in support of the Lucas Museum which appeared in the Chicago...
replaced by BillKurtis. The ratings decreased further, and Sawyer asked to be reassigned in 1984. From 1982 to 1984, Sawyer was also seen with Kurtis on the...
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