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

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.

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 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.

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.

Dennis Richmond, KTVU-TV anchor of 32 years, died Wednesday, two months after suffering a heart attack. He was 81 years old.

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.