September was the month the American actor that plays Chumlee was born on.
Ron Cochran -LRB- September 20 , 1912 -- July 25 , 1994 -RRB- was a television news journalist for ABC and CBS .. ABC. American Broadcasting Company. CBS. CBS. He served as the anchor of the ABC Evening News -LRB- now known as ABC World News Tonight -RRB- from 1962 to 1965 .. ABC. American Broadcasting Company. ABC World News Tonight. ABC World News Tonight. In November 1963 , he served as the network 's principal anchor for the around-the-clock coverage of the Kennedy assassination .. Kennedy assassination. Assassination of John F. Kennedy. Before that , he hosted the CBS drama television series Armstrong Circle Theatre .. CBS. CBS. Armstrong Circle Theatre. Armstrong Circle Theatre. Cochran was born in Saskatchewan , Canada , near Moose Jaw .. Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan. Moose Jaw. Moose Jaw. He grew up in Iowa and attended Parsons College in Fairfield , Iowa .. Iowa. Iowa. Parsons College. Parsons College. After working in Midwest radio stations he joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation for two years .. Then , in 1945 , he went to work at a Boston radio station .. In 1951 he was hired by CBS , where he did both television and radio based in Washington .. CBS. CBS. It was in 1954 that he went to WCBS-TV , to reinforce its 11 P.M. news program .. He also was the moderator of the CBS-TV programs `` Man of the Week , '' from 1952 to 1954 , and `` Youth Takes a Stand , '' from 1954 to 1955 , and CBS Radio 's `` Answer , Please ! ''. CBS. CBS. from 1958 to 1959 .. After moving to ABC , he anchored `` The ABC Evening News with Ron Cochran '' from 1963 to 1965 .. ABC. American Broadcasting Company. He then started Ron Cochran Enterprises , which produced radio and television programs .. Despite the rival networks ' expansion in 1963 of their evening newscasts to a full half-hour , ABC Evening News would run only 15 minutes during Cochran 's tenure ; the network deferred expansion until Peter Jennings , his successor , took over the anchor 's desk for his first stint .. ABC. American Broadcasting Company. Peter Jennings. Peter Jennings. He later went to KGO-TV and anchored newscasts with Roger Grimsby .. KGO-TV. KGO-TV. Roger Grimsby. Roger Grimsby. Cochran died July 25 , 1994 , aged 81 , in Lake Worth , Florida , after a heart attack .. Lake Worth. Lake Worth, Florida