Keith Martin

George Keith Martin Jr. (died February 13, 2022) was an American television news anchor who worked at WBRE and WGAL for over thirty years. He was also known as a commissioned officer and decorated veteran of the Vietnam War in the U.S. Army, United States Army Reserve, and the Pennsylvania National Guard for 34 years, and was Pennsylvania's first director of homeland security.

Career In 1968, Martin was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served 2 1/2 years while on active duty, which included being deployed to Vietnam and Cambodia from 1969 through 1970. He co-anchored the evening newscast, and mentored young WGAL journalists.

He returned to WBRE in 1990, where he once again became the main news anchor until 2003, when then-Governor Ed Rendell appointed him to serve as Pennsylvania's first director of homeland security based on his experience overseas. He then stepped down in 2005.

Death Martin died of a heart attack at age 75 on February 13, 2022, at his home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.