71岁的匹兹堡退伍军人电视天气预报员Jon Burnett 在与怀疑是CTE战斗后死亡 Veteran Pittsburgh TV weather forecaster Jon Burnett, 71, dies after battling suspected CTE.

Jon Burnett是一位长期KDKA-TV天气预报员和在匹兹堡任职36年的新闻主持人,由于长期创伤性脑病(CTE)的疑似并发症,他在71岁去世。 Jon Burnett, a longtime KDKA-TV weather forecaster and news host known for his 36-year tenure in Pittsburgh, passed away at 71 due to suspected complications from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). 在2019年退休后,Burnett被诊断为疑为CTE, 一种与多次头部受伤有关的脑病,并参加了匹兹堡大学的国家体育脑库,以协助研究工作。 After retiring in 2019, Burnett was diagnosed with suspected CTE, a brain disease linked to repeated head injuries, and participated in the National Sports Brain Bank at the University of Pittsburgh to aid research. 他对其状况的开诚布公态度有助于提高对TE的认识。 His openness about his condition helped raise awareness of CTE.