3 days ago · 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.

Pittsburgh first met Jon Burnett in 1982 when KDKA-TV hired him as the new co-host of Evening Magazine. "We traveled around the world together. Jon used to say we take people around the world and ...

3 days ago · TV journalist Jon Burnett, a longtime weather forecaster for CBS Pittsburgh, has died. He was 71. The Pittsburgh station, also known as KDKA-TV, confirmed Burnett's death in an obituary...

3 days ago · Jon Burnett, the longtime talk-show host and weather forecaster who spent nearly four decades as a fixture on KDKA-TV, died earlier this week at age 71. Burnett’s death was announced Thursday afternoon on KDKA radio. The cause was reported as “complications from suspected CTE,” the disease ...

Feb 12, 2024 · PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Jon Burnett was one of Pittsburgh's favorite on-air personalities for 36 years. At KDKA-TV, he co-hosted Evening Magazine, Pittsburgh Today, did the weather...

3 days ago · Longtime KDKA-TV news anchor and weather forecaster Jon Burnett has passed away at 71. With decades in broadcasting, he became a familiar face in Pittsburgh, known for his charisma, authenticity ...

Burnett worked for the Pittsburgh station KDKA-TV, which confirmed his death on Thursday, Feb. 20. “Beloved former KDKA-TV personality Jon Burnett has died.

3 days ago · Jon Burnett, a fixture of Pittsburgh news for nearly 40 years, died Thursday, Feb. 20, of suspected complications due to illness. His longtime broadcast home, KDKA-TV, broke the news Thursday afternoon that Burnett had died due to suspected complications from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to his neurologist.

4 days ago · Burnett, who spent 36 years on the air, died due to complications from suspected CTE, per his family.

3 days ago · Longtime KDKA-TV news anchor and weather forecaster Jon Burnett has passed away at 71. With decades in broadcasting, he became a familiar face in Pittsburgh, known for his charisma, authenticity ...