Longtime KDKA-TV talk show host and weather forecaster Jon Burnett has died at age 71, the station reported Thursday.

Jon Burnett, the longtime talk-show host and weather forecaster who spent nearly four decades as a fixture on KDKA-TV, died earlier this week at age 71.

KDKA-TV is sad to report that Jon died of complications from suspected CTE. He leaves behind an incredible legacy.

Former KDKA-TV weathercaster and daytime talk show host Jon Burnett died of suspected CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) following a 2022 diagnosis of the disease, according to KDKA. He was 71.