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""Whirlwind is Bill Kurtis's story of his journey from the stormy skies of Kansas to the bright lights of Chicago and New York, from local reporter to big time television news. Bill has a good story to tell and he tells it well.""--Dan Rather, Journalist ""Whirlwind offers a unique view of television journalism, told through the six-decade career of Bill Kurtis--anchorman, CBS News correspondent, master storyteller, and both the iconic voice and guiding force behind the Golden Age of cable documentaries, not to mention his unmistakable narration in the movie Anchorman. Bill brings us the story behind the stories, a vivid reminder that before they were history, they were news.""--Joe Garner, author of We Interrupt this Broadcast: The Events That Stopped Our Lives...from the Hindenburg to the Death of John F. Kennedy Jr. ""If there was a major story of the late 20th Century and beyond that Bill Kurtis didn't cover, it was only because he was off somewhere else covering something even more important: the Chicago 7, the Manson Family, Agent Orange, Chernobyl and more. Not just the iconic anchorman, Bill is the quintessential journalist: going everywhere, talking to everybody and usually getting it all on film. It's common to say one stands on the shoulders of giants--I get to stand next to one.""--Peter Sagal, host of the National Public Radio's game show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and author of The Incomplete Book of Running ""Bill Kurtis found the perfect formula for his stellar career: strong skills, honed instincts, passion for his work, friends, and, yes, luck. Not to mention THAT voice! This book by a great storyteller should be a primer for aspiring journalists. Written with a journalist's eye for details and Bill's keen sense of humor, the book educates and entertains.""--Ann M. Brill, Dean of the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications

""Whirlwind is Bill Kurtis's story of his journey from the stormy skies of Kansas to the bright lights of Chicago and New York, from local reporter to big time television news. Bill has a good story to tell and he tells it well.""--Dan Rather, Journalist ""Whirlwind offers a unique view of television journalism, told through the six-decade career of Bill Kurtis--anchorman, CBS News correspondent, master storyteller, and both the iconic voice and guiding force behind the Golden Age of cable documentaries, not to mention his unmistakable narration in the movie Anchorman. Bill brings us the story behind the stories, a vivid reminder that before they were history, they were news.""--Joe Garner, author of We Interrupt this Broadcast: The Events That Stopped Our Lives...from the Hindenburg to the Death of John F. Kennedy Jr. ""If there was a major story of the late 20th Century and beyond that Bill Kurtis didn't cover, it was only because he was off somewhere else covering something even more important: the Chicago 7, the Manson Family, Agent Orange, Chernobyl and more. Not just the iconic anchorman, Bill is the quintessential journalist: going everywhere, talking to everybody and usually getting it all on film. It's common to say one stands on the shoulders of giants--I get to stand next to one.""--Peter Sagal, host of the National Public Radio's game show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and author of The Incomplete Book of Running

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Bill Kurtis is currently the president of Kurtis Productions and the official judge and scorekeeper of NPR&@8217;s Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! He lives in Chicago with his wife, Donna.

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