Longtime Bay Area television news anchor Dennis Richmond has died at the age of 81, his former employer KTVU reported. Richmond spent his entire 40-year career with KTVU and was one of the country's first Black anchors of a major market news station.

Dennis Richmond, a beloved Bay Area newsman died Wednesday, KTVU reports. A rarity in the business, he stayed at one station for his entire career.

Dennis Richmond, KTVU-TV anchor of 32 years, died Wednesday, two months after suffering a heart attack. He was 81 years old.