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Veteran New York news anchor Bill Ritter revealed Friday that he has been diagnosed pinch early-stage Alzheimer's disease, bringing an extremity to his much than two-decade tally down nan WABC-TV anchor desk.
Ritter, 76, who has anchored nan station's 6 p.m. newscast successful New York City since 2001, revealed during Friday's Eyewitness News broadcast that it would beryllium his last nighttime anchoring nan program.
"After a bid of tests, my doctors person told maine I person Alzheimer's," Ritter said during nan broadcast.
"It's early-stage Alzheimer's, and they opportunity nan treatments I'm getting are keeping it astatine bay, for now," he continued. "But location is nary guarantee, because there's no cure yet for Alzheimer's."
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Veteran New York news anchor Bill Ritter announced that he has been diagnosed pinch early-stage Alzheimer's illness and is stepping distant from nan WABC-TV anchor desk. (Linda Rosier/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
"So, unless personification finds an astonishing cure, and soon, coming will beryllium nan past newscast I anchor," he added.
According to ABC7, Ritter joined WABC-TV successful 1998 aft an extended publicity profession that included activity astatine nan Los Angeles Times, section tv stations successful California and positions pinch ABC News.
He began anchoring nan station's 11 p.m. Eyewitness News broadcast successful 1999 and was added to nan flagship 6 p.m. newscast successful 2001. He besides anchored nan station's 5 p.m. broadcast for respective years.
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Bill Ritter has anchored WABC-TV's 6 p.m. newscast successful New York City since 2001. (Heidi Gutman/Disney via Getty Images)
ABC7 reported that Ritter will stay pinch nan position successful a caller domiciled focused successful portion connected reporting astir Alzheimer's illness and different neurological conditions, arsenic good arsenic their effect connected patients and families.
"For decades, Bill Ritter has covered and led New Yorkers done nan stories that matter most," WABC-TV General Manager Marilu Galvez said successful a statement.
"A defining beingness astatine ABC7, he has done truthful pinch exceptional insight, integrity and, astir of all, heart, earning nan emotion and respect of viewers and colleagues alike," she continued.
"While he is stepping distant from regular anchoring, he will proceed to beryllium an integral portion of our ABC7 family, including sharing individual updates and providing resources to thief others impacted by Alzheimer's amended understand nan illness and nan resources disposable to them."
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Bill Ritter, Eyewitness News Anchor, WABC-TV, speaks onstage astatine nan ROAR Forward Summit astatine Hearst Tower connected November 19, 2024 successful New York City. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Hearst)
"Bill is strong, brilliant, and resourceful, and we look guardant to his continued reporting connected Eyewitness News," Galvez added.
Ritter besides noted during nan broadcast that his begetter died from Alzheimer's illness successful 1998 aft battling nan unwellness for years.
