Don Cannon (born Donald James Clark; February 22, 1940) was a television news anchor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Don Cannon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Donald James Clark February 22, 1940 |
| Occupation | News anchor |
| Notable credits | |
Biography edit
Cannon worked at WTAE-TV from 1969 to 1994. During that time, he became a "fixture of Pittsburgh broadcasting" as part of the WTAE news team, along with Paul Long and meteorologist Joe DeNardo.[1] In later years, he was teamed with Sally Wiggin.[1] In 1999, he returned to Pittsburgh and worked for KDKA-TV, after having worked for KDKA's sister station, KYW-TV in Philadelphia from 1995 to 1998 (while there, he was credited as Don Clark, as a radio personality in the city was also named Don Cannon). He left that position in 2007.[2]
Cannon has "a public history of battling depression and alcoholism."[3] In 2009, he was arrested in California for failure to report for sentencing in two separate cases of driving under the influence dating back to 2007.[2][4] After then being returned to the Pittsburgh area, in April 2010 he was jailed for violating a no-drinking clause in his probation.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Owen, Rob (May 6, 2008). "Out at KDKA, Don Cannon to head west". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ a b Hasch, Michael (November 19, 2009). "Former WTAE, KDKA newsman Cannon arrested in California". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
- ^ Owen, Rob (July 31, 2007). "KDKA says Don Cannon ill, as news anchor misses shift". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "Former news anchor Don Cannon arrested in California". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 18, 2009.
- ^ "Ex-anchor Don Cannon jailed for probation violation". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. April 23, 2010.