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Awww not Bill. I’m not from New York but remember him as a reporter and anchor at KTTV right here in his hometown of Los Angeles back in the 90s, a great reporter back then. Bill was unique in that he was an Angeleno working in New York. Oftentimes, it’s New Yorkers who move to LA, but Bill anchoring the news in New York, you wouldn’t think he was a guy from the laid back aura of Southern California. He demonstrated poise, compassion, and grit, requirements to succeed in the intense environment of New York City. Alzheimer’s is such an insidious disease, and for him to share this painful news and continue to work to report on it is a testament to his poise, compassion, and grit. I am hopeful his coverage gets national and global attention as he works persistently to raise awareness, empower people with this disease, their families, loved ones, caregivers, and communities working to find a better way. We have not seen the last of Bill.

Incredible career by Ellen Leyva, she’s been in the LA market since 93 when she started at KCOP, then KABC. Kudos to her!

Longtime Ecuadorian News anchor Alfonso Espinosa de Los Monteros recently did his last broadcast, retiring after an Guinness Book of World Records setting 56 years as a television news anchor, the longest tenure of any person in the business anywhere. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Espinosa_de_los_Monteros

Sad news out of Los Angeles, longtime KTTV news reporter Tony Valdez has passed away. I grew up watching him in Los Angeles for many years and he was a true Los Angeles Historian. Our condolences to his family. He will be missed. Speaking of Paul Bloom, he worked at KHJ-TV in the 1980s, along with two other recently deceased anchors Tom Lawrence and Wendy Gordon.