I never wanted to retire. I wanted to kind of shift my work pattern so I could stay fresh and invigorated, and use the experience that I had gained in 30 years, but in a slightly different direction.

In 1982 he moved to New York to anchor the CBS Morning News but returned to Chicago three years later to produce documentaries for the television show The New Explorers. He graduated from The University of Kansas with a B. g.

Bill Kurtis (born William Horton Kuretich; September 21 1940) is an American television journalist producer narrator and news anchor. He is also the current host of A&E crime and news documentary shows including Investigative Reports American Justice and Cold Case Files.