Besides his own work, Kurtis has been responsible for hits by The Fat Boys && and Run DMC.

" Don't get it twisted, God has always existed ," said Kurtis, " and in terms of these young people out here who love Jesus but do not like to go to church, maybe hip hop can bring them back to the church.

Since 2005, Kurtis has become heavily involved in raising and marketing grass-fed beef after purchasing an ranch near Sedan, Kansas.

Kurtis has appeared on NPR's news quiz show Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!

On November 13, 2009, as main anchor Rob Johnson was away, Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson returned to the anchor desk to anchor the 10 p. m. newscast ; Jacobson has since remained to continue his trademark " Perspecive " commentaries.

The children's race has been won twice by " Tinsleonian " Lyam Bradley who is joint record holder with Kurtis Lindsay who has also won it twice.

Kurtis reveals that Eckhardt is actually a Black Alchemist who has become immortal and invulnerable to normal injury, and that the Paintings contain pieces of a magical talisman, the Sanglyph ( Blood Sign ), which can help resurrect the Nephilim.

In the movie, Russell Walker has signed all of the hottest acts to his Krush Groove record label, including Run-D. M. C., Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde ( Alonzo Brown ), and Kurtis Blow.

Kurtis and his longtime partner, Donna La Pietra, are very active on the Chicago social circuit, supporting numerous non-profit organizations.

* Kurtis Scaletta's 2009 children's novel, Mudville is about a town where it's been raining for 22 years, delaying a baseball game between two rival towns.

Meanwhile, the drum break from the second version of the original 1969 hit " Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose " ( the recording included on the compilation album In the Jungle Groove ) became so popular at hip hop dance parties ( especially for breakdance ) during the late 1970s and early 1980s that hip hop founding father Kurtis Blow called the song " the national anthem of hip hop ".

As host and associate producer for Rhyme and Reason Kurtis gives an informative account of the status of hip hop ( 1998 ).

Simmons appeared onstage as a DJ for rapper Kurtis Blow, who was managed by Russell.

The team also traded with the Anaheim Ducks to acquire Andy Sutton for Kurtis Foster.

Mantronix's founding member, Kurtis Mantronik, remixed the Liberty X version for the single release which peaked at number 2 in the UK.

In 1984, while working as the in-store DJ for Downtown Records in Manhattan, Kurtis Mantronik met MC Tee, a Haitian-born, Flatbush, Brooklyn-based rapper ( and regular record store customer ).

People such as Kurtis Blow and LL Cool J brought hip hop to the mainstream for the first time, while so-called East Coast rap was perfected by artists including Eric B.

Under PolyGram, Mercury absorbed the artists and catalogue of Casablanca Records ( also home to the 20th Century Records back catalogue ), which consisted of heavy metalers Kiss and disco stars Donna Summer and Village People, and primarily became a rock / pop label with Kiss, Scorpions, Rush, John Cougar Mellencamp, Kurtis Blow, Tears for Fears, Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Treat, Candy, and Def Leppard.

Paradise had two people running for mayor – incumbent Ralph Wiseman and 19-year-old Kurtis Coombs.

In 1951, for just $ 200, 000 ($ in ) Kurtis sold the cars ' manufacturing license to Muntz, who quickly rebadged them as the " Muntz Jet ".

Initial production of the Jet took place in Glendale, where Muntz extended the two-seater Kurtis Kraft Sport's body by, making it a four-seater, and exchanged the Ford V8 engine for a larger Cadillac V8.

In the late 1940s, he went to work for Frank Kurtis building racing car bodies ; this led to a lifelong career in the racing business.

Even though Cornelius would feature rap artists on Soul Train frequently during the 1980s, he publicly would admit ( to the artists ' faces such as Kurtis Blow for example ) that the genre was one that he did not understand ; as rap continued to move further toward hardcore hip hop, Cornelius would admit to be frightened by the antics of groups such as Public Enemy.

At 16, Kurtis began working as an announcer for KIND-AM, a commercial station in Independence, Kansas, of which he is currently a part owner.

Kurtis remained on the air for 24 straight hours to cover the destruction.

Most recently, Kurtis was featured in a series of commercials for AT & T Mobility which poke fun at his serious investigative journalist persona.

He concluded each contest by announcing his victory, for example, " I'm Bill Kurtis, and I'm faster than Michael Phelps.

On November 13, 2009, Kurtis reunited for one evening with his co-anchor of 20 years earlier, Walter Jacobson, to anchor the WBBM 10 PM news in Chicago while the usual anchor, Rob Johnson, was on vacation.

While looking for innovative uses for his ranch, Kurtis learned about the health and environmental benefits of grass-fed beef and founded Tallgrass Beef Company.

During her 2010 run for the United States House of Representatives, Kurtis narrated a campaign commercial for her.

Bill Kurtis ( born William Horton Kuretich ; September 21, 1940 ) is an American television journalist, producer, narrator, and news anchor.

Kurtis began his television career as a full time anchor at WIBW-TV in Topeka, Kansas.

He started his own production company, Kurtis Productions, in 1990 and joined the A & E cable television network the following year.

Her second husband is Kurtis Gertz, a meteorologist for KCCI-TV television station in Des Moines, Iowa.

Cold Case Files is a documentary television series on the cable channel A & E Network hosted by Bill Kurtis that documents the investigation of various long-unsolved murders ( referred to as " cold cases " in detectives ' parlance ) through the use of modern forensic science ( especially recent advances in DNA techniques ), and criminal psychology, in addition to recent breakthroughs in the case ( s ) involving previously silent witnesses.

After the tour Silkski continued to work with Kurtis Blow for a number of years.

" Early artists of the form, including DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, the Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow, Jam Master Jay, and Run-D. M. C., pioneered East Coast hip hop during hip hop's development.

More mainstream Rap was also employed by poppers during the 1980s, including Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Blow, Whodini, and Run DMC.

People like Kurtis Blow and LL Cool J brought hip hop to the mainstream for the first time, while so-called East Coast rap was defined in the 1980s by artists including Eric B.

& Rakim, Kurtis Blow and Run-D. M. C .. Major New York stars emerged to go on and produce multi-platinum records, including Puff Daddy, Jay-Z and The Notorious B. I. G., along with critically acclaimed acts like Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Big L, and Busta Rhymes.

They would eventually begin to cultivate hit songs for others, including Stephanie Mills and Kurtis Blow.

Eventually, Van Zandt, Baker and Schechter would gather a wide array of artists, including Kool DJ Herc, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Ruben Blades, Bob Dylan, Pat Benatar, Herbie Hancock, Ringo Starr and his son Zak Starkey, Lou Reed, Run – D. M. C., Peter Gabriel, Bob Geldof, Clarence Clemons, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Darlene Love, Bobby Womack, Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Blow, The Fat Boys, Jackson Browne and then-girlfriend Darryl Hannah, Peter Wolf, U2, George Clinton, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Bonnie Raitt, Hall & Oates, Jimmy Cliff, Big Youth, Michael Monroe, Stiv Bators, Peter Garrett, Ron Carter, Ray Barretto, Gil-Scott Heron, Nona Hendryx, Lotti Golden, Lakshminarayana Shankar and Joey Ramone.

Silkski was put on and made official to the legacy of the infamous Wu-family in 1995, touring the world and writing, rapping and producing with god-brother ODB, member and co-founder of the " Wutang Clan ", and Brooklyn Zu, which include: songs on ODB ’ s “ Nigga Please ” album, also ODB ’ s “ The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones ” album, and ODB ’ s remix single: ” Dog-Sh-t ”, as well as ghost writing, and ( Silkski ’ s ) own hit single :” No Money ”, which led an all-star cast in the video, including some of the most infamous Rapp legends and movie stars to this day, which include, “ ODB (“ Wu-tang-Clan ”)( rip ), “ Kurtis Blow ”( The Breaks ), “ Dana-Dane ”( Cinderfella Dana Dane ), “ Flavor Flav ” ( Vh1 ’ s: Flavor of love ), “ Raheem ” and “ Scorpio ”( Furious Five ), “ Buddha Monk ”( Brooklyn Zu ), “ Michael Wright ” ( The Five Heartbeats, and “ Sugar Hill ” starring: Wesley Snipes ), and “ Steve Van Zandt ”, ( Little Steven ) ” Bruce Springsteen ”-( E-Streetband ) and from HBO ’ s original hit drama series ( The Sopranos ).