David W. Burke

David Warren Burke (June 7, 1935 – April 18, 2014) was an American news executive and political administrator. He was President of CBS News (1988–90), and later served as an executive at ABC News, where he worked with Peter Jennings and Barbara Walters, among others.[1][2]

Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, he graduated from Tufts University and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he earned his MBA, he worked for United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)as well as for New York Governor Hugh Carey (D-NY), as secretary.[2]

Death

Burke died at a hospital in Medford, Massachusetts on April 18, 2014,[3] aged 78. He had vascular dementia.[4] He was survived by his wife of more than a half century, Beatrice C. "Trixie" (née Pollock) Burke, their five children, his sister Constance, and a large extended family.[5]

References

  1. ↑ CBS New Division President Is to Announce His Departure, New York Times; accessed April 20, 2014.
  2. 1 2 David Burke, former CBS News chief, dies at 78, CBS News; accessed April 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ Profile, legacy.com; accessed April 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Notice of death, nytimes.com, April 26, 2014; accessed May 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ Former CBS News President David Burke Dies, Worldnews.com; accessed April 20, 2014.


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