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.

Legendary KTVU anchor Dennis Richmond has died. One of the first Black anchors in a major news market, Richmond joined the San Francisco-based Fox-affiliated station in 1968, and remained there until his retirement in 2008.