Ernie Anastos, long-time NYC news anchor for 3 different local broadcast networks, dead at 82 | amNewYork

"Anastos joined WABC-TV in 1978 and would serve as an Eyewitness News anchor for 11 years. In 1989, he moved down the dial to Channel 2, WCBS-TV, where he served in the anchor's chair through the mid-1990s. After a brief hiatus, he returned as CBS2's anchor in 2001, and helped lead the network's local coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center."

"Away from the camera, Anastos built a prolific business portfolio, purchasing or investing in several local radio stations in upstate New York under his Anastos Media Group company. He left the Fox5 anchor chair in 2019 to enroll at Harvard Business School and take leadership and management courses."

"Most recently, Anastos remained active in local broadcasting, launching his own nationally syndicated radio show Positively America on WABC-AM radio. The show aimed to promote positive stories to inspire and educate the audience."

Ernie Anastos was a distinguished news anchor who spent more than four decades in New York broadcasting across three major networks. Beginning his career in Boston after graduating from Northeastern University, he worked at WRKO, WROR, and WPRI-TV before joining WABC-TV in 1978 as an Eyewitness News anchor for 11 years. He subsequently anchored at WCBS-TV from 1989 through the mid-1990s, returned in 2001 to cover the September 11 attacks, and later moved to WNYW as Fox5 anchor. Beyond broadcasting, Anastos built a business portfolio through Anastos Media Group, investing in upstate New York radio stations. In 2019, he pursued leadership studies at Harvard Business School and later launched a nationally syndicated radio show called Positively America on WABC-AM.

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