William M. Burns (April 10, 1913 – September 16, 1997) was an American journalist and television news anchor.
Burns anchored the news for over three decades (1953–1989) in Pittsburgh for KDKA, which was the largest station in the market.
Burns was a familiar face to Pittsburghers; for much of the time he was at KDKA, he anchored the noon and 11 p.m. newscasts.
Among colleagues, Burns was beloved for his gruff sense of humor and admired for his near photographic recall of details of news stories and the arcania of Pennsylvania politics.
He was also prone to making jokes and off-the-cuff comments; he once introduced the soap opera that followed his newscast as "The Young and the Breastless".