Did you know?

 CNN journalist Erin Burnett is an Eastern Shore native.

Erin Burnett was born on July 2, 1976 at Peninsula General Hospital in Salisbury to Mr. and  Mrs. K. King Burnett.  Her father was a prominent attorney in the Salisbury area. The family's home was at Mardela Springs. Erin attended the Salisbury School through her early teens, a private school for academically qualified students.  She completed school at St. Andrew's Boarding School in Middletown, De., and later graduated from Williams College, a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Ma.  Before joining CNN she was a business reporter for CNBC.

(In her early teens with classmates in Salisbury)

(June 14, 1990. Salisbury Daily Times)

 Anonymous said...

I knew K. King Burnett well. He was a very liberal attorney and counselor of choice of Ilia Fehrer. The apple does not fall far from the tree.

Your friend,
Slim

(Pocomoke Public Eye- Ilia Fehrer was known for her dedication to environmental interests on the lower Eastern Shore including membership on the Committee to Preserve Assateague, and preservation efforts for the Pocomoke River and Nassawongo Creek.)