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Bill Burns (other)
Bill Burns may refer to: * Bill Burns (anchor) (1913–1997), American news anchor * Bill Burns (artist) (born 1957), Canadian artist * Bill Burns (Australian politician) (1933–2009), member of the Australian House of Representatives * Bill Burns (baseball) (1880–1953), American baseball pitcher involved in the Black Sox scandal * Bill Burns (footballer) (1884–1955), Richmond and East Fremantle player See also *Billy Burns (other) *William Burns (other) *Bill Byrne (athletic director), American athletic director {{hndis, name=Burns, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Burns (anchor)
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, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh for KDKA-TV, KDKA, which was the largest station in the market. Career Burns was a native of Houtzdale, PA. After serving in World War II, where he earned a Purple Heart medal, Burns came to Pittsburgh in 1946 to work for radio station KQV. He settled in Pittsburgh with his wife, and the couple subsequently had two children, Michael and Patti. He reported for KQV until 1953, when he went to work for what was then KDKA-TV, WDTV, Channel 3. WDTV was originally identified as a DuMont Television Network affiliate but became a CBS affiliate and changed its call letters to KDKA and its frequency to Channel 2 in 1955. Burns was a familiar face to Pittsburghers; for much of the time he was at KDKA, he anchored the noon and 11 p.m. newscasts. Burns became a part of news histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |