Ernie Anastos death: NYC TV legend news anchor, Eyewitness News anchor dies at 82
Ernie Anastos, the gravelly-voiced news anchor who defined New York television for nearly five decades and became a cultural institution in millions of living rooms across the tri-state area, died Monday at 82. His passing marks the end of an era for local broadcast journalism, a medium he helped shape during its golden age when the evening news was appointment viewing and anchors were the trusted faces of their cities. Anastos remained on the air at ABC7 well into his 80s, a rarity in an industry that typically discards aging talent, cementing his status as one of the last surviving links to television's pre-cable, pre-internet dominance.
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