3 days ago · Burnett began playing football at the age of 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was eventually recruited to play defensive end at the University of Tennessee, a Division I school.

4 days ago · Jon Burnett, beloved former KDKA ... likely caused by his years of playing football starting as a young child through college, at the University of Tennessee. In early 2024, Jon and his family ...

3 days ago · After struggling for years, Dr. Malone diagnosed Jon Burnett with suspected chronic traumatic encephalopathy, aka CTE, after ruling out other possible causes. Jon Burnett was a football player during his youth and even represented the University of Tennessee as a college athlete. Burnett told CBS News in his interview from February 2024 that he ...

3 days ago · Before his broadcasting career, Burnett played defensive end on the University of Tennessee football team, from which he graduated in 1976. Throughout his athletic career, he suffered two major ...

Burnett played defensive end for the University of Tennessee football team, graduating in 1976. He got his start in TV news in his home state of Tennessee and moved to Pittsburgh in 1982 to host KDKA’s “Evening Magazine,” first with Liz Miles and later with Mary Robb Jackson.

3 days ago · Former news anchor Jon Burnett has died after being diagnosed with a possible condition that he might have developed from his time on the football field.

4 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.

3 days ago · Burnett played tackle football throughout childhood and later as a defensive end at the University of Tennessee. The news personality suffered two major concussions during his athletic career ...

3 days ago · Longtime CBS Pittsburgh news anchor and weather forecaster Jon Burnett has died. ... it was reported that the disease was likely caused by Burnett’s years of playing football, first as tackle football throughout childhood and later as a defensive end at the University of Tennessee, during which time he suffered two major concussions ...

4 days ago · Burnett played football from his childhood through his collegiate days at the University of Tennessee. Burnett was hired at KDKA in Septbember 1982 to co-host the long-gone...