Bill Kurtis to give keynote address at Meat Industry Hall of Fame ceremony
The Meat Industry Hall of Fame has announced that Bill Kurtis, an acclaimed documentary host and producer, network and major market news anchor, and multimedia production company president, will return as the Keynote speaker for the third annual induction ceremony and dinner at the Union League Club of Chicago on November 1. Kurtis was the keynote speaker at the inaugural ceremony in 2009.
Kurtis began his television career at WIBW-TV (CBS) in Topeka, Kansas. In 1966, after being recognized for his 24-hour coverage of a devastating tornado, Kurtis was hired by WBBM-TV in Chicago where he was a field reporter and later anchor of The Channel Two News. Kurtis moved on to the network level at CBS where he anchored the CBS Morning News and contributed to CBS Reports.