Ernie Anastos, New York’s Everyman newscaster, dies at 82

A television journalist for four decades with 30 Emmy Awards, Mr. Anastos especially enjoyed delivering good news

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Ernie Anastos, the longtime television anchor and talk show host whose Everyman personality and sturdy voice defined how New Yorkers received their news for over four decades, died on Thursday. He was 82.

WABC-TV, where Mr. Anastos got his start and where he anchored “Eyewitness News” for 11 years, announced his death under a banner that he would have found familiar: a breaking news bulletin live from the New York studio.

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