Background
He was born in Amsterdam, New York and raised in Schenectady, New New York
He was born in Amsterdam, New York and raised in Schenectady, New New York
Ithaca College.
Most recently, Curtis was a primetime anchor at NECN, where he anchored The Chet Curtis Report, a nightly news and interview program, and co-anchored New England Business Day. Before joining NECN in the spring of 2001, Curtis had been an anchor and reporter with WCVB-television since its launch in 1972. Foreign the majority of his time at WCVB, Curtis, with Jacobson, co-anchored the station"s principal weekday newscasts, and was the original host of the station"s award-winning Chronicle program
He began his career in Boston at the former WHDH-television Channel 5, before that station lost its license, and ownership was handed over to Boston Broadcasters, Incorporated., who re-launched Channel 5 as today"s WCVB. Before coming to New England, Curtis worked as an anchor and reporter at the Columbia Broadcasting System flagship station in New York City, and prior to that at WTOP-television (now WUSA-television), the Columbia Broadcasting System affiliate in Washington, District of Columbia, also as an anchor and reporter.
Curtis fathered three daughters, and lived in Quincy, Massachusetts. In late 2012, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
On September 12, 2013, a frail Curtis was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. He died on January 22, 2014, of pancreatic cancer, at age 74.