Harvey kirk biography

Year Born: 

1928

Year Died: 

2002

Year of Induction: 

2000

Pioneer – Member of CAB Hall of Fame

Kirck, Harvey (1928-2002)

On December 3rd, 1983, Harvey Kirck could lay claim to being the first broadcaster on a coast-to-coast network to anchor a nightly television news broadcast for 20 consecutive years.

Harvey had become a TV network newscaster even before CBS’ Walter Cronkite – even before NBC’s Huntley and Brinkley, and lasted longer than any of them.

Harvey Kirck (October 14, – February 18, ) was a Canadian news anchor.

Harvey Kirck was born on 14 October in New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada.

Harvey Kirck was.

Marie Louise Turner was born on May 13, in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin to Franklin and Anna Zimpelman Turner.

Former CTV news anchorman Harvey Kirck has died.

For an occupation notorious for brief life expectancy – such longevity was unusual.

Harvey came to the CTV Television Network from radio. His broadcasting career began shortly after his family moved from New Liskeard to Toronto in 1943 and he joined an aspiring group of young radio actor hopefuls that performed on CKEY..

His first staff job was as a news announcer at CJIC in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. From there, he moved to CKBB Barrie and thence out west to CKXL in Calgary.

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