KDKA-TV is sad to report that Jon died of complications from suspected CTE. He leaves behind an incredible legacy.

Longtime weather forecaster Jon Burnett, known for his work at Pittsburgh station KDKA-TV, has died after a battle with degenerative brain disease.

The CBS Pittsburgh weather forecaster began working for the news station in 1982 TV journalist Jon Burnett, a CBS Pittsburgh weather forecaster, died of complications of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) at the age of 71,

Former KDKA-TV weathercaster and daytime talk show host Jon Burnett died of suspected CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) following a 2022 diagnosis of the disease, according to KDKA. He was 71. Burnett shared his diagnosis with KDKA viewers in February 2024 reports by his longtime “Pittsburgh Today Live” co-host Kristine Sorensen,