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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.

OAKLAND, Calif. - As the Bay Area mourns the loss of news legend Dennis Richmond, newly rediscovered photos have emerged of the former KTVU lead anchor, whose roots in this place he called home ...

Dennis Richmond, a beloved Bay Area newsman and trailblazing Black journalist, died Wednesday, his former news channel, KTVU announced. He was 81.

Richmond died in Grass Valley, Calif., with his wife by his side, friends told KTVU. Richmond became an anchor at KTVU in 1976 and held the post until his retirement in 2008, according to the station.

Legendary Bay Area news anchor Dennis Richmond, one of the nation’s first Black anchors of a major market TV newscast who spent 40 years with Oakland’s KTVU, died Wednesday, the station announced.

UPDATED: February 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM PST Dennis Richmond, a legendary anchorman whose delivery of the news became associated with Bay Area station KTVU for four decades, died Wednesday. He was 81.