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Ernie Anastos (born July 12, 1943) is an American Emmy Award-winning New York City television news anchor.[1] He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire,^[1] and has worked for several television stations in New York City during his career.

Contents 1 Career 2 Writing 3 Awards 4 Radio ownership 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Career

He served as an anchor at WABC-TV from 1978 to 1989, when he joined WCBS-TV as the 5 PM and 11 PM anchor. He worked at WCBS-TV for the first time from 1989-1994. He then joined WWOR-TV in 1997, and served as an anchor at that station until 2000, when he rejoined WCBS in January 2001. He left WCBS for the second time in 2005, after signing a $10 million dollar, 5-year contract with WNYW-TV ("Fox 5").^{[citation needed]} His first day at WNYW was July 5, 2005. At Fox 5 he is partnered with Dari Alexander on the 5 PM and 10 PM newscasts.

Anastos has anchored coverage of the World Trade Center attacks. He also traveled to Cuba and met with with Fidel Castro reporting on the 45th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. He covered John Cardinal O'Connor's official trip to El Salvador and Nicaragua, and reported on the death and funeral of Princess Diana from London. Anastos also was nominated for an Emmy for his reporting on the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr. from the site of his plane crash near Cape Cod.

Ernie Anastos has worked as a news anchor and reporter for CBS This Morning, CBS Late News and substitute host for ABC's Good Morning America.

In September 2009, Anastos gained some notoriety when a video of him saying "keep fuckin' that chicken" live on air on September 16 while engaging in banter with weatherman Nick Gregory became popular on YouTube and was featured on The Daily Show.^[2] Anastos apologized the next night, saying he misspoke.^[3]

[edit] Writing

Anastos authored a book on the lifestyles of youth in America. His book, Twixt: Teens Yesterday and Today, traces American teenagers' influence on social and political attitudes.

He has also been a regular columnist for Family Circle.

[edit] Awards

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He has won 28 Emmy Awards and nominations, and was nominated for the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in writing.

He has been profiled in the International Who's Who of Intellectuals.^{[citation needed]} A Phi Kappa Phi honoree, he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northeastern University in Boston, where he is a member of the university board.^{[citation needed]} He has additional graduate studies at Columbia University and holds an honorary doctorate degree. In May 2008, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Manhattanville College.

[edit] Radio ownership

A Saratoga Springs, New York-based radio station WJKE (now WQAR). The partnership, known as the Anastos Media Group, soon bought several other stations in the Capital District of New York State and later entered the eastern New England media market. The daily operations of the group are handled in part by Anastos' daughter Nina.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Ernie Anastos at the Internet Movie Database