Chet Huntley
Chet Huntley (born December 10, 1911 in Cardwell , Montana , † March 20, 1974 in Big Sky , Montana) was an American journalist , news anchor and television presenter .
Life
Huntley attended Whitehall High School in Whitehall and Montana State College in Bozeman , Montana. Huntley graduated from the University of Washington . He began his professional career in Seattle with the radio station KIRO AM and later worked for radio stations in Spokane (KHQ) and Portland . Huntley hosted together with David Brinkley from 1956 to 1970 the television program Huntley-Brinkley Report on the television station NBC . In 1970 he ended his career as a television presenter and opened the Big Sky Resort in Bozeman in Montana . Huntley's first marriage was to Tippy Stringer and his second marriage to Ingrid Rolin.
Awards
Individual evidence
- ^ All duPont-Columbia Award Winners. (No longer available online.) Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism , archived from the original on Aug. 14, 2012 ; accessed on January 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huntley, Chet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American television presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cardwell , Montana |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1974 |
| Place of death | Big Sky , Montana |