Dennis Richmond, a legendary anchorman whose delivery of the news became associated with Bay Area station KTVU for four decades, died Wednesday. He was 81. The station where Richmond anchored the news from 1976-2008 announced his death Wednesday. They reported that he died in Grass Valley with his wife, Deborah, by his side.

Legendary KTVU anchor Dennis Richmond has died. One of the first Black anchors in a major news market, Richmond joined the San Francisco-based Fox-affiliated station in 1968, and remained there until his retirement in 2008.

Dennis Richmond, a beloved Bay Area newsman died Wednesday, KTVU reports. A rarity in the business, he stayed at one station for his entire career.

Legendary KTVU anchorman Dennis Richmond, the quintessential newsman of four decades – an anchor still most associated with Channel 2 long after his retirement – has died.

Longtime Bay Area television news anchor Dennis Richmond has died at the age of 81, his former employer KTVU reported.

Longtime KTVU anchor Dennis Richmond died Wednesday, the station reported. He was 81. Richmond died in Grass Valley, Calif., with his wife by his side, friends told KTVU. Richmond became an anchor at KTVU in 1976 and held the post until his retirement in 2008, according to the station.

Fond remembrances poured in Wednesday for the storied KTVU journalist, who was one of the nation’s first Black major-market news anchors and worked at the station for four decades.