62-year broadcast vet Duncan dies

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Norvin Duncan, 85, a veteran newsman and broadcaster whose 62-year career
included 42 years at WFBC-TV (now WYFF-TV) Greenville, S.C., died of cancer
April 25 in Greenville.

Duncan was WFBC-TV's first anchor when it went on the air in 1954 and was
also an announcer, program director and editorial chairman at the station.

He joined WGGS-TV Greenville in 1983 as assistant to the president, where he
remained until just recently.

He was also a past president of the Radio & Television News Directors
Association of the Carolinas.

Duncan is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.