Having been around the world myself, I understand the many spellings and pronunciation differences we as people may use to portray people and/or places…yet, still referring to the one and same.
I myself am called something different by Japanese friends, family, and especially nephews; as the name doesn’t translate to be the same in Japanese. Likewise, I chose variations of my kid’s names that would allow the Japanese pronunciation to be the same basic sound of the more common variation of spelling it in the US.
I have some cousins that history traces their ancestry to two brothers entering Ellis Island together, same day, yet standing in different lines when processed. Many people not reading or writing dependent of the processors to create their name of record. So, the two brothers have the same last name but one having an e at the end of his name and the other brother had none. It’s always funny to see the cousins at a reunion stating their lineage as the “e” side of the family.
So K or C, I understood immediately without any implication other than spelling. He was very much a daily part of my evenings growing up, and as a paperboy for more than 8 years, daily news and current events were a given. The anchors following him have disgraced themselves and the news organizations in reputation and reliability. I barely remember those characters, yet I vividly remember him. 😭