Ernie Anastos

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Ernie Anastos Wiki Biography

Ernie Anastos was born on the 12th July 1943 in Nashua, New Hampshire USA, and is an Emmy Award- winning news anchor, best known to the world for his work on New York City’s Fox 5 News at 6:00 p.m., among many other endeavors.

Have you ever wondered how rich Ernie Anastos is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Anastos’ net worth is as high as $3.5 million, an amount earned through his successful career, which started in the ‘70s. Ernie’s salary is now reputed to be $350,000 per year.

Little is known about Ernie’s early life and growing up. Nevertheless, after high school matriculation, Ernie enrolled at Northeastern University, from which he eventually graduated, following which Ernie found his first job at the radio station 98.5/WROR in Boston, reading news. Then in 1976 he was hired as an anchor at WPRI-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. Just two years, later, Ernie got the job at WABC-TV in New York, as anchor of the 11:00 pm Eyewitness News broadcast – he was teamed with Rose Ann Scamadella for the show until 1983, and then moved to 5:00 pm with Kaity Tong as his co-anchor, after he replaced Stomr Field. Then in 1989 he left the station and joined WCBS to anchor 5:00 pm, 6:00pm and 11:00 pm news, replacing several newscasters. After four years of successful work at WCBS, he left the channel and joined short-lived cable channel NewsTalk Television. Unfortunately, the cable network closed and as a result, Ernie was jobless.

Fortunately that didn’t last long, as he found a job as a host of a gardening show on Lifetime, entitled “Our Home”. Three years later, Ernie’s net worth increased thanks to a job at WWOR-TV, but he returned to WCBS in 2001, only to leave again in 2005 to sign a $10 million contract over five years with WNYW-TV; he was established at Fox 5 and partnered with Dari Alexander for the 5:00 pm, and 10:00 pm newscasts. Ernie was stripped down from the 10:00 pm newscasts in 2012, and since then has only served as anchorman for the 5:00 pm. bulletin.

Aside from studio newscasting, Ernie traveled the globe to report on the news, and as a result, he covered the World Trade Center attacks, then met Fidel Castro during his visit to Cuba for the 45th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Furthermore, he was there when Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor took a trip to El Salvador and Nicaragua, and reported live from London about the tragic event of Princess Diana’s death. That is not the end of his endeavors, Ernie has also reported about the death of John F. Kennedy Jr,, being one of many newscasters at the site of the plane crash near Cape Cod. For this endeavor, Ernie received an Emmy Award- nomination.

Ernie’s net worth increased from his work as an author; his book “Twixt: Teens Yesterday and Today”, was published in 1983, and he has also been a regular contributor to Family Circle.Ernie also owned a radio station, WJKE, which he sold to Empire Broadcasting Corporation for $1.2 million, which also increased his wealth.

Thanks to his successful career, Ernie has received around 30 Emmy Award- nominations and several other awards, including the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in writing.

However, aside from good things, Ernie had several gaffes while live, which includes saying “It takes a tough man to make a tender forecast, Nick. Keep fucking that chicken”, to meteorologist, Nick Gregory.

Regarding his personal life, Ernie is married to Kelly, and has two children with her, but further details about his marriage remain unknown.

IMDB Wikipedia $3.5 Million 1943 1943-07-12 Actor Edward R. Murrow El Salvador Ernie Anastos Ernie Anastos Net Worth Fidel Castro Independence Day (1996) John F. Kennedy Jr. John Joseph O’Connor July 12 Kaity Tong Kelly Anastos Nashua New Hampshire USA News anchor Nick Gregory Nina Anastos Northeastern University Princess Diana’s Rose Ann Scamadella Run All Night (2015) Summer of Sam (1999) The Sitter (2011)

Ernie Anastos Quick Info

Full Name Ernie Anastos
Net Worth $3.5 Million
Salary $350 Thousand Per Year
Date Of Birth July 12, 1943
Place Of Birth Nashua, New Hampshire USA
Profession Actor, News anchor
Education Northeastern University
Nationality American
Spouse Kelly Anastos
Children Nina Anastos
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0025727/
Movies Independence Day

Ernie Anastos Important Facts

  • News Anchor at WNYW-TV Channel 5 in New York City [2005]

Ernie Anastos Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Run All Night 2015 TV Newscaster Actor
The Sitter 2011 News Anchor Actor
24 2010 TV Series FOX News Anchor Actor
100 Centre Street 2001 TV Series Actor
The Yards 2000 News Anchor 3 Actor
Summer of Sam 1999 Anchorman Actor
Independence Day 1996 Rex Black, New York Newscaster Actor
85th Greek Independence Day Parade 2016 TV Movie Himself Self
Celebrate Israel Parade 2014 TV Movie Himself Self
The Knights of Prosperity 2007 TV Series Himself Self
Wonderland 2000 TV Series Himself Self
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion 1996 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Fox 5 News at 10 1996 TV Series Himself Self
Without Warning 1994 TV Movie Himself Self
Eyewitness News 1968 TV Series New York Anchor (1978-1989) Self
Channel 2 Action News 1960 TV Series Anchor (1989-1997) (2001-2004) Self
Cropsey 2009 Documentary Himself – Reporter Archive Footage

Ernie Anastos Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2011 Governors Award New York Emmy Awards Won
2011 Governors Award New York Emmy Awards Nominated