- He replaced Carl Kasell as the announcer and scorekeeper of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. His first show was the week after Carl Kasell's final show in Washington DC in 2014.
- Several scenes in independent filmmaker Kevin Willmott's feature The Battle for Bunker Hill (2008) were filmed at Kurtis' Red Buffalo Ranch near Sedan, Kansas.
- Host of Investigative Reports (1991) on A&E network.
- Appeared in several commercials for AT&T's 3-G Internet network. Also appearing are Andy Roddick and Floyd Mayweather Jr.. (2009)
- Graduate of Washburn University School of Law.
- Despite his very serious demeanor as a newscaster and television host, he is also known to have a great sense of humor and lampoon his image. Examples include participating in commercials for AT&T as well as narrating two Anchorman films starring Will Ferrell.
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