Willard "Bill" Whitney is an American broadcast journalist. He is best known for his work as an anchor and correspondent for the

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, where he hosted the evening edition of the '' World News Roundup''.

Early career

Before joining

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, Whitney, who began his career in broadcasting at the age of 17, worked his way up through the ranks at a variety of local radio stations including WKEN in Dover, Delaware; WGSM in

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; WLIX in

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; and WGBB in

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. From 1979 to 1982, Whitney worked as anchor/news director at

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. He began his employ with the national CBS Radio unit in the early 1980s as one of the original anchors for CBS' young-adult oriented news service, RadioRadio.

CBS News

Whitney moved full-time to the main CBS Radio Network in 1984. During that time he filled in for

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on ''The Osgood File'' and did commentaries under the ''Sidebar'' title. He covered a number of major news stories, including

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's U.S. tour and the Balkan peace talks in

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which led to the Dayton Accord. Whitney anchored the ''CBS World News Roundup - Late Edition'' as well as hourly news broadcasts throughout the day. He also served as a substitute anchor for the morning edition of the ''Roundup.'' Whitney did his final broadcast for CBS on December 1, 2016. A number of executives and on-air personnel (including Whitney) had taken buyouts in the face of a wave of layoffs.

Personal life

Whitney lives in

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with his wife Peg and glorious Labrador, Ernie. The Whitneys have four daughters: Maggie, Alice, Grace and Mary.

Honors

* Edward R. Murrow Award: (2000) For Best Network Newscast *Edward R. Murrow Award: (2001) For Best Writing

References

Bill Whitney's bio
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