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Grimsby started his anchoring career on KGO-TV in San Francisco in the early 1960s. He then moved to New York City's WABC-TV in 1968, where he served as co-anchor on Eyewitness News alongside Tom Dunn from 1968 through 1970, and Bill Beutel from 1970 on. It was rumored that Grimsby had a drinking problem wand a legendary story about an altercation with Larry Kane is still told to this day. Kane had several off air altercations with Grimsby, including one incident in 1978 where a drunk Grimsby is alleged to have challenged Kane to try to take the bottle of bourbon from him. Grimsby was fired from WABC-TV on April 16, 1986 and went to WNBC-TV's Live at Five from 1987 to 1989. He then worked at KUSI in San Diego. KGO-TV (ABC7) is a television station based in San Francisco, California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... WABC-TV, channel seven, is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company-owned ABC television network, located in New York City. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Eyewitness News is a local television newscast format, widely used in different markets across the United States. ... Tom Dunn (B.1929) was an anchor and reporter at WCBS-TV from 1963 to 1968. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Bill Beutel, born William Charles Beutel, Jr. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Larry Kane on KYW-TV in 1995. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Bourbon may refer to: Bourbon whiskey House of Bourbon Bourbon biscuits ÃŽle Bourbon was the name of Réunion from 1642 until the French Revolution A class of old garden roses first raised on ÃŽle Bourbon and called Bourbon roses. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WNBC-TV, NBC4 is the flagship TV station of the NBC television network, with studios located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. ... WNBC-TV Live at Five 1980s logo. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This redirect page is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ...

Grimsby was known for beginning his broadcasts with the phrase "I'm Roger Grimsby, here now the news" and ending his newscasts with the phrase 'Hoping your news is good news, I'm Roger Grimsby.' He often appeared in films, usually playing himself as an anchorman, and had roles in Bananas, The Exterminator, Ghostbusters, and Turk 182!. Film may refer to: photographic film a motion picture in academics, the study of motion pictures as an art form a thin skin or membrane, or any covering or coating, whether transparent or opaque a thin layer of liquid, either on a solid or liquid surface or free-standing Film... Bananas is a film written, directed, and starring Woody Allen and Louise Lasser in 1971. ... The Exterminator is a 1980 action movie directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Robert Ginty as the leading role. ... For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ...

Grimsby died of lung cancer at the age of 66. Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours. ...

References

• IMDB entry for Roger Grimsby
• UHF Nocturne - print ads for KGO featuring Roger Grimsby
• Broadcast legends-Roger Grimsby Bio