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Kurtis' on air warning changed his life
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AuthorLandon, Jan
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubject1966 Topeka TornadoTopeka (Kan.)WeatherStormKurtis, BillDescriptionA black and white photocopy of an article published by the Topeka Capital Journal on the events of the '66 tornado from the perspective of Bill Kurtis, a broadcaster for WIBW at the time and who is credited with the famous line, 'For God's sake take cover." The article explains how the tornado affected Kurtis' career and life as well as mentioning his family. The secind page also includes a second article by Kimber Drake on Delmar Schmidt, a photographer during the tornado.Issue Date1996-06-02Original Formatnewspaper articleDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka and Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka Capital Journal
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubject1966 Topeka TornadoTopeka (Kan.)WeatherStormKurtis, BillDescriptionA black and white photocopy of an article published by the Topeka Capital Journal on the events of the '66 tornado from the perspective of Bill Kurtis, a broadcaster for WIBW at the time and who is credited with the famous line, 'For God's sake take cover." The article explains how the tornado affected Kurtis' career and life as well as mentioning his family. The secind page also includes a second article by Kimber Drake on Delmar Schmidt, a photographer during the tornado.Issue Date1996-06-02Original Formatnewspaper articleDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka and Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka Capital JournalRelated
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Landon, Jan, Kurtis' on air warning changed his life. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 18/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6881