Floyd Kalber

Floyd Kalber (December 23, 1924 – May 13, 2004) was an American television journalist and anchorman, nicknamed "The Big Tuna."

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent two years in the army during World War II and began his television career as KMTV-Omaha's first newscaster.

Having attracted national attention for his coverage of the manhunt for mass-murderers Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, in 1962 he became a popular anchorman for WNBQ-TV (later known as WMAQ), NBC's owned-and-operated station in Chicago.

In 1975 WMAQ paired Kalber with the then-unknown Jane Pauley, who was recruited from WISH in Indianapolis; this arrangement did not succeed.

Kalber was coaxed back into broadcasting in 1984 by Chicago station WLS, where he anchored the 6 p.m. evening newscast until his final retirement in 1998.