Irv Weinstein, 87, the legendary WKBW-TV anchor who used alliterative
expressions like “pistol-packing punks” as the king of local television
news in Buffalo for decades, died Tuesday morning in a Irvine, Calif.,
assisted living residence after a battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS.
Weinstein, who retired at age 68 in 1998 after 34 years at the ABC
affiliate, announced in October 2016 that he was battling the
neurodegenerative disease that quickly silenced his voice but not his
spirit.
"We all knew it was coming, but it's still a real shock," said
WKBW-TV (Channel 7) anchor Keith Radford, a co-worker and longtime
friend who replaced Weinstein in the anchor seat and visited him almost a
year ago. "I'm just so glad I went out to see him in California when he
was diagnosed and we could still talk and joke around. He was an
original, never will be another. I was blessed to be close to him."
Radford was one of many local media members who made the pilgrimage
to Irvine to see Weinstein and share memories with him after the
diagnosis.
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Source: The Buffalo News (via The Empire Report)
From The G-Man salutes the legacy and life of Mr. Irv Weinstein with the following video. May he forever rest in peace.
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