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Paul Kangas
Born Paul Henry Kangas
(1937-04-14 ) April 14, 1937Died February 28, 2017(2017-02-28) (aged 79) Alma mater
University of Michigan Occupation Business broadcaster Notable credit Co-anchor of
Nightly Business Report Spouse Peni Angeloff (d. 2010)
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]
Career
After 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
Kangas 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
References
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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 .
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Preceded byPosition created
Host of Nightly Business Report in Miami 1979–2009 With:
Susie Gharib (1998–2014) in New York
Succeeded byTom Hudson
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