Ernie Anastos was born on July 12,1943 and is a New York Emmy award winning television news anchor and talk show host on WABC with Positively Ernie focusing on uplifting stories and interviews.
17 Facts About Ernie Anastos
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Ernie Anastos is a children's author and host of his own nationally syndicated TV show, Positively America.
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Ernie Anastos has anchored the evening news at four flagship network stations in New York: UPN 9, ABC 7, CBS 2 and FOX 5.
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Ernie Anastos has been a television news anchor at WABC-TV, WCBS-TV and WNYW-TV in New York.
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Ernie Anastos has had broadcast ownership of AM and FM radio stations in New York State and New England.
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Ernie Anastos is the CEO of his own television production company creating entertainment programming.
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Ernie Anastos launched an Internet youth channel and has published newspapers and magazines.
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Ernie Anastos has performed on-camera roles as himself in Hollywood motion pictures such as the Independence Day, Summer of Sam, Run All Night and The Yards.
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In 1976, Ernie Anastos moved to television, becoming an anchor at WPRI-TV in Providence.
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Ernie Anastos anchored the 11pm broadcast until 1982 Anastos added the anchor duties for the 5 pm newscast WABC-TV.
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Ernie Anastos again became the anchor of the early evening and late newscasts on WABC-TV, and would hold these positions for another five years.
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In May 1989, Ernie Anastos announced that he was leaving WABC after eleven years.
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At that time, Ernie Anastos took over the 6pm news anchor role on WNYW-TV in 2012 with a newly revamped format to include more live interview segments and positive news stories.
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In June 2019, Ernie Anastos decided to relinquish his anchoring duties at the WNYW-TV to enroll at Harvard Business School to study a curriculum of leadership and management courses.
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Ernie Anastos has received 30 Emmy Awards and nominations, including the Emmy Lifetime Award and Edward R Murrow Award for excellence in writing.
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Ernie Anastos has been profiled in the International Who's Who of Intellectuals.
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Ernie Anastos has completed additional studies at Harvard Business School and holds honorary doctorate degrees from Marist College, Sacred Heart University and New York Institute of Technology.