Don Burke (other)
Don Burke (born 1947) is an Australian television presenter and horticulturist. Don Burke or Donald Burke may also refer to: * Donald Burke, an American infectious diseases researcher * Don Burke (American football) Donald Vincent Burke (February 7, 1926 – August 10, 2009) was an American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers from 1950 to 1954 for a total of 39 games. He played college football as ...

Don Burke
Donald William Burke (born 16 July 1947) is an Australian television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturist. He is best known as the longtime host of ''Burke's Backyard'', a lifestyle program produced by his wife's company CTC Productions which ran for 17 years from 1987 to late 2004 on the Nine Network. He was also responsible for the creation of garden makeover program ''Backyard Blitz'', starring former colleague Jamie Durie. Career In 2004, ''Business Review Weekly'' listed Burke among its top 50 entertainers list, saying he earned an estimated A$7.2 million in 2004. Burke is a professional horticulturist and former board member of Landcare Australia and has been active in a number of other public roles. Burke spent 20 years working on his own home and garden. He has been an outspoken critic of numerous environmental advocacy groups. From July 2005 to late 2008, Burke was the Chair of the climate-change-denying Australian Environment Foundation, a gr ...
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Donald Burke
__NOTOC__ Donald S. Burke is an expert on the prevention, diagnosis, and control of infectious diseases of global concern. He is a distinguished University Professor of Health Science and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh. Education * Bachelor of Arts ''magna cum laude'', Western Reserve University, 1967 * Doctorate in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1900 Career Burke is a Distinguished University Professor of Health Science and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh, and dean emeritus of the Graduate School of Public Health. Burke was the longest serving dean in the history of the school (2006-19). He is also the former associate vice chancellor for global health and director of the Center for Vaccine Research. Burke is one of the world's foremost experts on the prevention, diagnosis, and control of emerging infectious diseases and infectious diseases of global concern, especially HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis A, and avian influenza. His research has spanned a wide range of scien ...
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