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Chet Huntley

Chet Huntley

Actor Dec 11 (died age 62) Cardwell, Montana, USA 1942–2011 (69 year career)
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Biography

Huntley began his radio newscast career in 1934 at Seattle's KIRO AM, later working on radio stations in Spokane (KHQ) and Portland. His time (1936–37) in Portland was with KGW-AM, owned by The Oregonian, a Portland daily newspaper. At KGW he was writer, newscaster, and announcer. In 1937 he went to work for KFI in Los Angeles, moving to CBS Radio from 1939 to 1951, then ABC Radio from 1951 to 1955. In 1955, he joined the NBC Radio network, viewed by network executives as "another Ed Murrow". I…

Known For

Executive Suite
Film

Executive Suite

Narrator / Voice of Tredway (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
Film

Mr. Lucky

Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Cry Terror!
Film

Cry Terror!

Himself
Day the World Ended
Film

Day the World Ended

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Street
Film

The Big Street

Radio Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
Film

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

Self (archive footage)
Disneyland Around the Seasons
Film

Disneyland Around the Seasons

Self
Flight for Freedom
Film

Flight for Freedom

Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)

Filmography