# Chet Curtis

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{{short description|American journalist}}

{{Infobox person
| name        = Chet Curtis
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| birth_name  = Chester Kukiewicz
| birth_date  = April 15, 1939
| birth_place = [Amsterdam, New York](/source/Amsterdam%2C_New_York), U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and given age|2014|1|22|74}}
| death_place = [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
| education   = [Ithaca College](/source/Ithaca_College)
| occupation  = News anchor, reporter
| spouse      = {{marriage|Helen Wagner |1960|1974}}<ref name=splitscreen/><br/>[Natalie Jacobson](/source/Natalie_Jacobson) (1975&ndash;2000)
| children    = 3
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'''Chet Curtis''' (born '''Chester Kukiewicz''';<ref name=splitscreen>{{cite news|first=Dick|last=Lehr|title=Split screen|url=https://graphics.boston.com/globe/magazine/1-28/featurestory1.shtml|work=Boston Globe|date=2001-01-28}}</ref> April 15, 1939 – January 22, 2014) was an American newscaster who co-anchored with his then-wife, newscaster [Natalie Jacobson](/source/Natalie_Jacobson). He was born in [Amsterdam, New York](/source/Amsterdam%2C_New_York) and raised in [Schenectady, New York](/source/Schenectady%2C_New_York).<ref name="bostonglobe.com">[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/01/23/chet-curtis-longtime-boston-news-anchor-has-died/z6KojzhupQRqJQKhNKhw9I/story.html "Chet Curtis, longtime Boston TV news anchor, dies at 74"], ''The Boston Globe''; retrieved January 25, 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Chet-Curtis&lc=4643&pid=169249095&mid=5828687&Affiliate=bostonglobe&PersonID=169249787&FHID=10710|title = Chet Curtis Obituary - Boston, MA}}</ref>

Curtis was a primetime anchor at [NECN](/source/NECN), where he anchored ''The Chet Curtis Report,'' a nightly news and interview program, and co-anchored ''New England Business Day''. Before joining NECN in the spring of 2001, Curtis had been an anchor and reporter with [WCVB-TV](/source/WCVB-TV) since its launch in 1972. For the majority of his time at WCVB, Curtis, with Jacobson, co-anchored the station's principal weekday newscasts, and was the original host of the station's award-winning ''[Chronicle](/source/Chronicle_(U.S._TV_series))'' program. He began his career in Boston at the former [WHDH-TV](/source/WHDH-TV_(defunct)) Channel 5, before that station lost its license, and ownership was handed over to Boston Broadcasters, Inc., who re-launched Channel 5 as today's WCVB. Before coming to New England, Curtis worked as an anchor and reporter at CBS television's flagship station [WCBS-TV](/source/WCBS-TV) in New York City, and prior to that at WTOP-TV (now [WUSA-TV](/source/WUSA-TV)), the CBS affiliate in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), also as an anchor and reporter.<ref name="bostonglobe.com"/>

==Personal life/death==
Curtis fathered three daughters, and lived in [Quincy, Massachusetts](/source/Quincy%2C_Massachusetts). In late 2012, he was diagnosed with [pancreatic cancer](/source/pancreatic_cancer).<ref>[http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/margery_eagan/2013/02/family_an_anchor_for_curtis Family an anchor for Curtis] Boston Herald, February 25, 2013</ref> On September 12, 2013, a frail Curtis was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/chet-curtis-inducted-into-mass-broadcasters-hall-of-fame/-/11971628/21910450/-/1225ef2/-/index.html Chet Curtis inducted into Mass Broadcasters Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202210604/http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/chet-curtis-inducted-into-mass-broadcasters-hall-of-fame/-/11971628/21910450/-/1225ef2/-/index.html |date=2014-02-02 }} WCVB.com, September 12, 2013</ref> He died on January 22, 2014, of pancreatic cancer, at age 74.<ref>[http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/01/tv_legend_chet_curtis_dies_at_74 "TV legend Chet Curtis dies at 74"], BostonHerald.com; accessed January 25, 2014.</ref> He is buried in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Amsterdam, NY.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|3814082}}
* [https://archive.today/20130129150045/http://www.necn.com/01/14/11/Chet-Curtis/landing.html?blockID=117310&feedID=4818 NECN Biography]

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Category:Ithaca College alumni
Category:People from Amsterdam, New York
Category:Journalists from New York (state)

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