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Chester Robert Huntley was born in Cardwell, Montana. He attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington. He began his newscasting career in Movietone News and radio. In 1955, he joined the NBC network, viewed by network executives as "another Ed Murrow".

In 1956, NBC news executives were concerned about the growing popularity of CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite. They decided to replace their current news anchor, John Cameron Swayze , but there was a disagreement on who the new anchorman should be. The two leading contenders were Chet Huntley and David Brinkley. It was decided to have the two men co-anchor the show; Huntley from New York, Brinkley from WashingtonWashington, DC officially the District of Columbia (also known as DC Washington and, historically, the Federal City is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. Residents of the city and its surrounding suburbs refer to.

The Huntley-Brinkley ReportThe Huntley-Brinkley Report was NBC's flagship television news program from late 1956 until 1970. It was anchored by Chet Huntley in New York City, and David Brinkley in Washington, DC. It succeeded the Camel News Caravan anchored by John Cameron Swayze. began in 1956 and was soon a ratings success. Huntley and Brinkley worked well together. Their catchphrase closing of "Good night, Chet" - "Good night, Dave. And good night for NBC News." became famous (although both men disliked it).

Huntley retired in 1970 and returned to Montana. He died of lung cancer in 1974.