Paul Henry Kangas (April 14, 1937 – February 28, 2017) was the Miami-based co-anchor of the PBS television program Nightly Business Report,[1] a role he held from 1979, when the show was a local PBS program in Miami, through December 31, 2009.[2] He was known for signing off each NBR broadcast with "I'm Paul Kangas, wishing all of you the best of good buys" (a pun on "the best of goodbyes").[3]
Paul Kangas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Henry Kangas April 14, 1937 Houghton, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 2017 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Business broadcaster |
| Notable credit | Co-anchor of Nightly Business Report |
| Spouse | Peni Angeloff (d. 2010) |
Career
editAfter graduating from the University of Michigan, Kangas entered the United States Coast Guard in the early 1960s and served aboard the USCG Cutter Mackinaw.[citation needed] Later, he served as aide to the admiral in command of the 9th Coast Guard District in Cleveland, Ohio.[citation needed] Kangas completed his Coast Guard service in 1963 as a Lieutenant (junior grade).[3]
Kangas earned his broker's license after studying at the New York University Stern School of Business.[4] While a stock broker,[1] Kangas began his career as a broadcaster at WINZ, a CBS Radio affiliate in Miami owned by his biggest client.[4]
Kangas joined Nightly Business Report in 1979;[1] in 2003, his "Stocks in the News" segment earned a Financial Writers and Editors Award from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.[4] He retired as co-anchor of the Nightly Business Report at the end of 2009.[3][5]
Personal life and death
editKangas was of Finnish descent, and an amateur radio operator[1] with the callsign W4LAA.[3][6][7] He died on February 28, 2017, in Miami, Florida, from complications of Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer, aged 79.[1][8]
Awards and honors
edit- In 2005, Kangas won a Suncoast Chapter Silver Circle Award.[9]
- The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award in Business & Financial Reporting to Paul Kangas and Linda O'Bryon, the latter the founder of NBR and now chief content officer of Northern California Public Broadcasting.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Cohen, Patricia (March 2, 2017). "Paul Kangas, 79, Anchor Who Brought Stocks Into Living Rooms, Dies". The New York Times. p. B12. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 1873571710.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (May 6, 2009). "Co-Anchor Is Leaving PBS Program on Business". The New York Times. p. B3. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Chang, Daniel (January 1, 1984). "Nightly Business Report Co-Anchor Signing Off". The Miami Herald. Miami, FL. pp. 1C, 2C. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Paul Kangas Biography". Nightly Business Report. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Stelter, Brian (May 6, 2009). "Co-Anchor of 'Nightly Business Report' to Depart". The New York Times.
- ^ Spiegel, Taru. "The Finns in America". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "ULS License - Amateur License - W4LAA - KANGAS, PAUL H". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Howard (March 2, 2017). "'Nightly Business Report' anchor Paul Kangas dies at 79". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Six Great Guys Receive the 2005 Silver Circle Award". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Emmy® Winners Announced For Business & Financial Reporting And Promotional Announcements". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
External links
edit- Paul Kangas at IMDb