Chet Huntley

Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley (December 10, 1911 – March 20, 1974) was an American television newscaster. He was best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956.

Chet Huntley
Huntley in 1968
Born	Chester Robert Huntley (1911-12-10)December 10, 1911 Cardwell, Montana, U.S.
Died	March 20, 1974(1974-03-20) (aged 62) Big Sky, Montana, U.S.
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Alma mater	University of Washington
Occupation	News anchor
Years active	1934–1970
Spouses	Tippy Stringer (m. 1959–74) Ingrid Rolin (m. 1936–59)

Huntley died of lung cancer on March 20, 1974, at his home in Big Sky at the age of 62.

In 1988, Huntley was posthumously honored into the Television Hall of Fame.^[1]