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1. • • Burnett, 70, retired in 2019 after 36 years as a KDKA-TV weather forecaster and co-host of “Evening Magazine” and “Pittsburgh Today Live.” He’s also a former University of Tennessee football player who, for the last decade, has been suffering from memory loss, changes in the way he walks and other maladies.
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   Who is Jon Burnett?

   • February 12, 2024 / 5:49 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh 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 and co-hosted Pittsburgh Today Live for 11 years.

   Beloved former KDKA-TV personality Jon Burnett has suspected CTE

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   What happened to Jon Burnett?

   • So began a 36-year stint as a host, news reporter and weatherman at KDKA-TV that comes to an end this weekend. At 65, Burnett has decided to sign off and retire. His final broadcast will be on the KDKA morning news with Brenda Waters from 6-10 a.m. Saturday. Pittsburgh City Council has designated June 1, as “Jon Burnett Day.” “It’s time.

   After 36 years, KDKA-TV's Jon Burnett set for final broadcast

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   Will Jon Burnett donate his brain to science if he dies?

   • A beloved former Pittsburgh TV anchor has revealed he's suffering from CTE which is affecting his ability to walk, talk and eat solid food after he played football in his youth. Jon Burnett, 70, was recently diagnosed with the neurological condition - and he says he'll donate his brain to science when he dies to help find a cure.

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   When is Jon Burnett Day?

   • Pittsburgh City Council has designated June 1, as “Jon Burnett Day.” “It’s time. Financially we’re OK, and my wife Debbie, she’s an elementary school teacher, is retiring in mid June so we’re going to go out within two weeks of each other which is what I wanted,” Burnett told the Tribune-Review this week.

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   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 and co-hosted...

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   Feb 13, 2024 · Jon Burnett, 70, was recently diagnosed with the neurological condition - and he says he'll donate his brain to science when he dies to help find a cure. The long-running co-host of Evening ...

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   May 30, 2019 · So began a 36-year stint as a host, news reporter and weatherman at KDKA-TV that comes to an end this weekend. At 65, Burnett has decided to sign off and retire. His final broadcast will be on...

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   Feb 14, 2024 · PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There's been a massive response from the Pittsburgh community after KDKA-TV's stories with beloved retired colleague and friend Jon Burnett, who shared his diagnosis of...

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   Feb 14, 2024 · For former KDKA-TV weathercaster and “Evening Magazine” and “Pittsburgh Today Live” host Jon Burnett, it wasn’t a difficult decision to share the story of his suspected CTE diagnosis.

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   Feb 14, 2024 · Former KDKA anchor Jon Burnett has been diagnosed with suspected CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a progressive brain disease caused by repetitive blows to the head. It’s suspected...

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    Feb 13, 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 and co-hosted...