Bill Kurtis Quotes


Choose something you like to do. I know it's a cliche, and you've heard it over and over. But the reason is, you're going to have to work long and hard to achieve any success. You better like it or life is going to be terrible.


Citations

Kurtis, Bill. Interview by Shirley Thomas. The Interviews: An Oral History of Television, Television Academy Foundation, 20 Oct. 2004.

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Bill Kurtis
Bill Kurtis
  • Born: September 21, 1940
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Broadcast Journalism, Spokesperson, Producer, Narrator

Bill Kurtis is an American television journalist, television producer, narrator, and news anchor. He was also the host of a number of A&E crime and news documentary shows, including Investigative Reports, American Justice, and Cold Case Files. Previously, he anchored The CBS Morning News, and was the longtime anchor at WBBM-TV, the CBS-owned and -operated TV station in Chicago. Kurtis is currently the scorekeeper/announcer for National Public Radio (NPR)'s news comedy/quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, as well as serving as the host of Through the Decades, a documentary-style news magazine seen on CBS/Weigel Broadcasting's digital multicast network, Decades syndicated subchannel.