RememberingThursday, November 5
Harold Greene, the San Diego anchor behind Ron Burgundy's look, has died at 82
The SDtoday team
Harold Greene, the TV anchor whose 1970s look inspired Ron Burgundy, died Tuesday at 82, his family announced. ABC 10News reports he worked at the station in the mid-70s and again in the early 80s, helping lift Channel 10 to the top of the ratings.
“Good is not the right word. He was, he was next level.”
Will Ferrell saw photos of Greene on a visit to the station and landed on Burgundy's signature look, ABC 10News reports. Greene wasn't a fan of the comparison, KOGO says.
Greene's career ran from San Diego to Los Angeles
- 1970Greene began as a producer and reporter at ABC7.
- Mid-1970sHe worked at ABC 10News in San Diego.
- 1982He returned to ABC7 in Los Angeles for his final stint.
- 2000He stopped anchoring ABC7's 4, 5, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts.
- 2008He retired after working at KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV.
Sources: ABC7 Los Angeles, 10News.com, California Post
ABC7 says he anchored its 4, 5, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts until 2000. The California Post reports he kept going at KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV until 2008. His daughter wrote that he "signed off for the last time."
- Honors: multiple Emmy, Golden Mike and Edward R. Murrow awards
- Hollywood Walk of Fame: he has his own star
- Memorial: planned after the holidays
Greene spent decades on the air
- 82
- years old when he died
- 4
- ABC7 newscasts he anchored until 2000
Sources: 10News.com, ABC7 Los Angeles
Sources: 10News.com, Newsradio 600 KOGO, California Post, ABC7 Los Angeles