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Roger Olin Grimsby (September 23, 1928 – June 23, 1995) was an American journalist, television news anchor and actor. Grimsby, who for eighteen years was seen on ABC's flagship station WABC in New York City, is known as one of the pioneers of local television broadcast news.
Roger Grimsby was born on September 23, 1928. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Bananas (1971) and Nothing But Trouble (1991). He died on June 25, 1995 in New York City, New York, USA.
- September 23, 1928
- June 25, 1995
Roger Grimsby was born on 23 September 1928. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Bananas (1971) and Nothing But Trouble (1991). He died on 25 June 1995 in New York City, New York, USA.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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“I’m Roger Grimsby. Here now the news.” Perhaps the most famous newscast introduction in New York history. To help celebrate 50 years of covering this amaz...
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Jun 25, 1995 · He was 66 when he died Friday in a New York hospital of lung cancer. For many years, at stations in San Francisco, New York and San Diego, Grimsby personified the rogue newscaster, slipping his...
Nov 11, 2018 · One of those events was the passing of Eyewitness News anchor Roger Grimsby, who died on June 23, 1995 at the age of 67. Grimsby spent 18 years in the anchor chair and became known as one of...
Jul 17, 1995 · New York City TV newsman Roger Grimsby, the acerbic half of the "Eyewitness News" anchor team that made "happy talk" a successful news format, died June 23 of lung cancer at Lenox Hill Hospital.
