The veteran journalist began his career after serving five years in the United States Navy, where he was first introduced to broadcasting while working for the American Forces Network overseas. After graduating from Manchester High School in 1995, Burkett enlisted in the Navy before pursuing his passion for journalism.

Following his military service, Burkett worked part-time at a television station in Baltimore before returning home to Richmond in September 2000, when he was hired by WTVR as a photographer.

The natural storyteller quickly transitioned from behind the camera to in front of it, becoming a one-man-band reporter who travels across the Commonwealth covering breaking news stories. Burkett works seven days a week, morning, noon and night, always on the job covering crime storie

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