Ron Burke (sportscaster)

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Ronald A. Burke (born September 27, 1963) [1] is an American news and sports anchor/reporter/host. He has worked for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, NBA TV, and WPBF-TV (West Palm Beach, FL). He also anchored and reported sports news at WBIS-TV (New York, NY), WTVR-TV (Richmond, VA) and WHSV-TV (Harrisonburg, VA). In January 2021, Burke left WPBF to anchor news and sports for KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, NM.

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Prior to 2018, Burke worked exclusively in sports. He made a transition to news that year when he joined WPBF TV, the ABC affiliate in West Palm Beach, Florida, as weekend morning anchor and weekday reporter.

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