Anastos started out at Wabc in 1978 and finished up at Wnyw in 2019. In between, he had two stints at Wcbs-tv and one at Wwor, and he collected more than 30 local Emmy awards and nominations along the way.
Wabc reported the news of his death, citing people close to his family.
Born on July 12, 1943, in Nashua, New Hampshire, Anastos graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in sociology. He began as a reporter for the Boston radio stations Wrko and Wror, then landed his first TV job at Wpri in Providence, Rhode Island.
Anastos joined Wabc as a reporter in June 1978 and would serve as an Eyewitness News anchor (though briefly replaced by Tom Snyder) through May 1989.
He quit to join Wcbs the next…
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