Willard Whitney is an American broadcast journalist for CBS News

CBS News

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. He is best known as an anchor and correspondent for the CBS Radio Network

CBS Radio Network

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, where he hosts the evening edition of the World News Roundup

CBS World News Roundup

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Before CBS News

Before joining CBS

CBS

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, Whitney worked at a variety of local broadcast outlets. At the age of 17 Whitney began his career in broadcasting. In the years since he worked his way through the ranks at a variety of local radio stations including: WKEN in Dover, WGSM

WGSM

WHJB, known as "Classic Hits 107.1", is a Classic Hits radio station serving the Westmoreland County area, including eastern Allegheny County. The station is owned by St. Pier Group LLC, a subsidiary of Renda Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts at 107.1 MHz with an ERP of 2.3 KW. WHJB is...

 in Huntington, New York

Huntington, New York

The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...

, WLIX in Islip, New York

Islip (town), New York

The Town of Islip is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York . Located on the south shore of Long Island, the town population was 322,612 at the 2000 census. The smaller, unincorporated hamlet of Islip lies within the town.-Demographics:...

, and WGBB

WGBB

WGBB is an AM radio station licensed by the FCC in Freeport, New York. It is located at 1240 kHz on the AM dial.-History:WGBB has been serving the Long Island area since 1924. WGBB serves western Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Brooklyn and parts of New Jersey.It was founded and managed by Harry H...

 in Freeport, New York

Freeport, New York

Freeport is a village in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, USA, on the South Shore of Long Island. The population was 42,860 at the 2010 census. A settlement since the 1640s, it was once an oystering community and later a resort popular with the New York City theater community...

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From 1979 to 1982 Whitney worked as anchor/news director at WCBS-FM

WCBS-FM

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, New York City

New York City

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. He began his employ with the national CBS Radio unit in the early 1980s as one of the original anchors for CBS' young-adult oriented news service RadioRadio.

Work at CBS News

Whitney moved full-time to the main CBS Radio Network in 1984. During that time he has filled in for Charles Osgood

Charles Osgood

Charles Osgood is a radio and television commentator in the United States. His daily program, The Osgood File, has been broadcast on the CBS Radio Network since 1971. He is also known for being the voice of the narrator of Horton Hears a Who!, an animated film released in 2008, based on the book...

 on "The Osgood File" and done commentaries under the "Sidebar" title. He has covered a number of major news stories including Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

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's U.S. tour and the Balkan peace talks in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

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 which led to the Dayton Accord.

Whitney anchors the CBS World News Roundup

CBS World News Roundup

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--Late Edition and hourly news broadcasts throughout the day, and has served as a substitute anchor for the morning edition of the Roundup.

Life away from CBS

Whitney lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey

Wyckoff, New Jersey

Wyckoff is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 16,696. As of the 2000 Census, Wyckoff ranked 54th in 100 highest-income places in the United States...

 with his glorious labrador Ernie, wife Peg Whitney and their four daughters Maggie, Alice, Grace and Mary.

Honors

• Edward R. Murrow Award: (2000) For Best Network Newscast
• Edward R. Murrow Award: (2001) For Best Writing