Chet Curtis
Born
Chester Kukiewicz

April 15, 1939
Amsterdam, New York, U.S.
Died (aged 74)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationIthaca College
Occupation(s)News anchor, reporter
Spouse(s)
Helen Wagner
​
(m. 1960⁠–⁠1974)​
[1]
Natalie Jacobson (1975–2000)
Children3

Chet Curtis (born Chester Kukiewicz;[1] April 15, 1939 – January 22, 2014) was an American newscaster who co-anchored with his then-wife, newscaster Natalie Jacobson. He was born in Amsterdam, New York and raised in Schenectady, New York.[2][3]

Curtis was a primetime anchor at NECN, where he anchored The Chet Curtis Report, a nightly news and interview program, and co-anchored New England Business Day. Before joining NECN in the spring of 2001, Curtis had been an anchor and reporter with WCVB-TV since its launch in 1972. For the majority of his time at WCVB, Curtis, with Jacobson, co-anchored the station's principal weekday newscasts, and was the original host of the station's award-winning Chronicle program. He began his career in Boston at the former WHDH-TV Channel 5, before that station lost its license, and ownership was handed over to Boston Broadcasters, Inc., who re-launched Channel 5 as today's WCVB. Before coming to New England, Curtis worked as an anchor and reporter at CBS television's flagship station WCBS-TV in New York City, and prior to that at WTOP-TV (now WUSA-TV), the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C., also as an anchor and reporter.[2]

Personal life/death

Curtis fathered three daughters, and lived in Quincy, Massachusetts. In late 2012, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[4] On September 12, 2013, a frail Curtis was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.[5] He died on January 22, 2014, of pancreatic cancer, at age 74.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Lehr, Dick (2001-01-28). "Split screen". Boston Globe.
  2. 1 2 "Chet Curtis, longtime Boston TV news anchor, dies at 74", The Boston Globe; retrieved January 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chet Curtis Obituary - Boston, MA".
  4. ↑ Family an anchor for Curtis Boston Herald, February 25, 2013
  5. ↑ Chet Curtis inducted into Mass Broadcasters Hall of Fame Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine WCVB.com, September 12, 2013
  6. ↑ "TV legend Chet Curtis dies at 74", BostonHerald.com; accessed January 25, 2014.
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