Floyd Kalber (1924–2004) was a noted American television journalist and anchorman nicknamed 'Tuna'.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent two years in the army during World War II and began his television career as KMTV-Omaha's first newscaster. It was at KMTV that he mentored his most famous protege, Tom Brokaw.
Having attracted national attention for his coverage of the manhunt for mass-murders Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, in 1962 he became anchorman for WNBQ (later known as WMAQ ) Chicago's then-struggling NBC affiliate. The broadcast quickly became Chicago's top-rated newscast, and remained so until his departure in 1976.
From 1976-1981 he was newsreader for NBC's Today Show. He was lured out of retirement by Chicago station WLS in 1984, where he anchored the 6 PM news broadcast until his final retirement in 1998.
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