The Brief
- Legendary KTVU anchorman Dennis Richmond died Wednesday at 81.
- He was the Bay Area’s most well-known news anchor.
- He was one of the nation’s first Black anchors of a major market TV newscast.
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. – Remembering Dennis Richmond: Share a memory with KTVU here
Legendary KTVU anchor Dennis Richmond, the quintessential newsman of four decades – an anchor still most associated with Channel 2 long after his retirement, died Wednesday at the age of 81.
Friends told KTVU that Richmond died in Grass Valley, Calif., with his wife, Deborah, at his side. She was holding his hand until the end, friends said. …