Longtime New York City anchor Ernie Anastos has died at 82. In a career spanning 50 years, Anastos anchored and hosted programming for ABC’s WABC, CBS’s WCBS, Fox’s WNYW and WWOR in the tristate ...

Following news that legendary New York news anchor Ernie Anastos had died, many who grew up with him many wanted to know what his cause of death was.

Ernie Anastos, the famed news anchor from New York City who spent nearly one and a half decades with Fox’s WNYW, died on Thursday, March 12, 2026. In his decades-long career, Anastos was highly ...

Ernie Anastos’ cause of death has been revealed. The legendary NYC news anchor died of pneumonia on Thursday morning, his wife, Kelly, confirmed to CBS News. Ernie was 82.

Ernie Anastos, a TV news anchor in New York for over 40 years, has passed away. During his career, he worked at network affiliates WABC, WCBS, and WNYW and won numerous local Emmys. Anastos died on ...

A familiar voice that guided New Yorkers through some of the city’s most historic and heartbreaking moments has gone silent.

Ernie Anastos, the Emmy-winning anchor who became one of New York’s most recognizable local news figures has died at 82.

Ernie Anastos, the veteran New York news anchor, left behind a substantial financial legacy estimated at $8 million at the time of his death in March 2026. This figure reflects decades of high-profile ...

He worked at WABC's Eyewitness News for 11 years and Fox’s WNYW for another 14 and had two stints at WCBS in between.

Ernie Anastos, a New York TV newsman for more than 40 years who worked at network affiliates WABC, WCBS and WNYW and won many local Emmys, died March 11 at 82.

He spent 11 years as an "Eyewitness News" anchor, and later helmed local newscasts for the CBS and FOX-owned stations serving the New York market. He was also heard on the radio, at WABC-AM. Now, many ...

Ernie Anastos, who was known to TV viewers in the New York area for his many years of anchoring the news on WABC-TV, WCBS-TV, WWOR-TV and WNYW Channel 5, has died at Northern Westchester Hospital in ...