Patti Burns, Local Pittsburgh Anchor, 1952-2001, Cancer
Laurie Mann
of cancer.
A Pittsburgh native, she was the only person to co-anchor
a news program with her father (the late Bill Burns),
a job she did for over 10 years.
She was very active in local charities.
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Joe Pucillo
> Patti Burns, former KDKA anchor for over 20 years,
> died today of cancer.
Jeez. Not a good week for PA anchors. How's Larry Kane doing?
JP
Mpoconnor7
>> died today of cancer.
>
>Jeez. Not a good week for PA anchors. How's Larry Kane doing?
>
>
I grew up in the Pittsburgh area (left about 20 years ago) and remember when
she broke in at Channel 2; I remember hearing stories about her father talking
suicidal people down off buildings (either the police would call him in or the
people on the ledge would want to talk to Bill Burns).
Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man
"The probability of one person being right increases in a direct porportion to
the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong"
Brad Ferguson
<mpoco...@aol.comnojunk> wrote:
> >> Patti Burns, former KDKA anchor for over 20 years,
> >> died today of cancer.
> >
> >Jeez. Not a good week for PA anchors. How's Larry Kane doing?
> >
> >
> What about Jack Bogat and John Cigna? Bill Currie and Marie Torre?
> I grew up in the Pittsburgh area (left about 20 years ago) and
> remember when she broke in at Channel 2; I remember hearing stories
> about her father talking suicidal people down off buildings (either
> the police would call him in or the people on the ledge would want
> to talk to Bill Burns).
In Washington, local co-anchor Tracey Neale (WTTG Channel 5) has
recently had surgery and will be on medical leave for at least six
weeks. The station won't say what's wrong with Neale, nor what kind of
surgery she had.
Very bad p.r. move, that, if you're a news operation that frequently
offers intrusive reports on other people's health.
Laurie Mann
> > Someone else wrote:
> >> Laurie Mann wrote:
> >> Patti Burns, former KDKA anchor for over 20 years,
> >> died today of cancer.
> >Jeez. Not a good week for PA anchors. How's Larry Kane doing?
> What about Jack Bogat and John Cigna?
I think Bogut still has a radio show, but
not on KDKA. Cigna is retiring from KDKA radio
by the end of the year.
> Bill Currie and Marie Torre?
I'm not sure.
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Alan Ramsey
died today of cancer.
I remember when Patti and her Dad Bill Burns used
to anchor the KDKA News At Noon. It was the highest
rated noon broadcast, in terms of percentage of viewers,
in the country.(Their ratings were somewhere around 90% for the time
period.)
What about Jack Bogat and John Cigna?
I think Bogut still has a radio show, but
not on KDKA. Cigna is retiring from KDKA radio
by the end of the year.
Yep, Cigna will still work in some capacity at KDKA,
but not full time in the AM.
Bill Currie and Marie Torre?
Good question-haven't heard from "Sweet Ol' Bill" since
he was on the WDVE Morning Show in the early/mid
90's for their Valentine's Day show, on which he actually
married the couple who won the stations contest. Not sure
if he was also a Minister or a Justice Of The Peace.
Amanda
Only remotely related but of note is the fact that another former KDKA
employee, Chris Bailey, KDKA radio producer, passed away on the same
day. Cancer. She was in her mid 30s.
-Amanda
Amanda
> > Mpoconnor7 wrote:
> > > Someone else wrote:
> > >> Laurie Mann wrote:
> > >> Patti Burns, former KDKA anchor for over 20 years,
> > >> died today of cancer.
> > >Jeez. Not a good week for PA anchors. How's Larry Kane doing?
> > What about Jack Bogat and John Cigna?
>
> I think Bogut still has a radio show, but
> not on KDKA. Cigna is retiring from KDKA radio
> by the end of the year.
Hallelujah.
-Amanda Cohen, KDKA morning show producer, August 1990 through January,
1991 (or thereabouts)