Hal Fishman.KTLA-TV Channel 5 anchorman Hal Fishman Hal Fishman (August 25 1931 – August 7 2007) was the longest-running news anchor in the history of American television,[1] having served on-air for Los Angeles television stations continuously between 1960 and his death in 2007. He was also a record-holding aviator. is celebrating his 40th anniversary this year as a TV journalist, 35 of which have been spent at KTLA KTLA KCBS TV in Los Angeles , and he has no plans to quit. "I am currently the longest-running news anchor in the history of the TV industry," said Fishman, whose contract expires in October. "I have been on the air continuously for the last four decades." A political science professor by trade, Fishman first went on the air in the summer of 1960 to report about the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . "Forty years later, they are coming back," he said. Fishman, a licensed pilot who holds 12 international aviation records, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. his bio, must be doing something right at the news desk. For the first 12 days of the May sweeps, KTLA was the No. 1 news station in Los Angeles at 10 p.m. |
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