Veteran New York television news anchor Ernie Anastos, a familiar presence on local broadcasts for decades, has died at 82.
Anastos died early Thursday at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, after complications from pneumonia.
For nearly half a century, Anastos was one of the most recognizable figures in New York broadcast journalism, anchoring evening newscasts at several major stations including WABC-TV, WCBS-TV, WWOR-TV and FOX 5 New York…