A familiar voice that guided New Yorkers through some of the city’s most historic and heartbreaking moments has gone silent. According to the New York Post , veteran television anchor Ernie Anastos, a towering figure in…

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Ernie Anastos was an American Emmy award-winning television news anchor and talk show host on WABC with Positively Ernie focusing on uplifting stories and interviews. He was also a children’s author and host of his own nationally syndicated TV show, Positively America. He most visibly anchored the evening news at four flagship network stations in New York: UPN 9, ABC 7, CBS 2, and FOX 5. In 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio honored Anastos by designating every March 21 to be Ernie Anastos Day.

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Occupation: news presenter, journalist, actor
Citizenship: United States
Born: July 12, 1943
Died: March 12, 2026
Website: http://www.ernieanastos.com

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