Bill Kurtis Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$15,000,000

Famous American journalist, producer, narrator and news anchor, Bill Kurtis net worth is $15 million dollars. William Horton Kuretich graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Journalism and then went on to earn his law degree from the Washburn University School of Law. Although he planned on a career in law, his success in broadcasting won him two Peabody Awards and multiple Emmy.

Key facts:

Bill Kurtis is an American journalist, producer, narrator, and news anchor with a net worth of $15 million dollars.

He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Journalism, and later obtained his law degree from the Washburn University School of Law.

Kurtis filled in for a friend at WIBW-TV in Kansas, the night a major tornado hit Topeka. He and the crew remained on-air for 24 hours as they were the only station not knocked out by the storm.

After his experience at WIBW-TV, he was subsequently hired by WBBM-TV in Chicago, a CBS affiliate.

In addition to his broadcasting career, Kurtis has also written numerous books and founded an organic beef company.

Kurtis has won two Peabody Awards and multiple Emmy awards during his illustrious career in broadcasting.

Basic Information About Bill Kurtis

Category	Celebrities › Actors
Professions	Television producer, Journalist, Spokesperson, Voice Actor, Film Producer, Actor, Newscaster
Net worth	$15,000,000
Date of birth	1940-09-21 (84 years old)
Place of birth	Pensacola
Nationality	United States of America
Spouse	Donna La Pietra - (8 December 2017 - present) 11 June - Helen Marie Scott (1963 - 1977) (her death) (2 children)
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Bill Kurtis win?

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
0	0	0	0	3

Bill Kurtis awards

Award Name	State	Movie / Series Name	Year
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Series	Nominee	Cold Case Files	2005
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Series	Nominee	Cold Case Files	2004
CableACE - Documentary Series	Nominee	American Justice	1995

Bill Kurtis roles

Movie / Series	Role
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Narrator (voice)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Bill Lawson - Narrator (voice)
The Sopranos	Bill Kurtis 1 episode, 2006
30 Rock	Bill Kurtis 1 episode, 2008
Saturday Night Live	Self (uncredited) unknown episodes
Svengoolie	Self - 'Svengoolie Stomp' Cameo 1 episode, 2016

Bill Kurtis's Quotes

"For God's sake, take cover!" WIBW-TV, June 8, 1966 tornado.

Interesting Facts about Bill Kurtis

Host of Investigative Reports (1991) on A&E network.
Graduate of Washburn University School of Law.
Several scenes in independent filmmaker Kevin Willmott's upcoming feature Bunker Hill (2008) were filmed at Kurtis' Red Buffalo Ranch near Sedan, Kansas.
Appeared in several commercials for AT&T's 3-G Internet network. Also appearing are Andy Roddick and Floyd Mayweather Jr.. [2009]
He replaced Carl Kasell as the announcer and scorekeeper of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. His first show was the week after Carl Kasell's final show in Washington DC in 2014.