Richard Fisher (March 31, 1949 – March 24, 2017), best known as Rich Fisher, was an American

television presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for ...

, radio broadcaster, a news anchor and an investigative reporter. He won the National Award from the American Bar Association in 1986, according to WJBK-TV. In 1993, won the Michigan Associated Press Award. He won an

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for broadcasting.

Early life

He was born in Detroit, Michigan, 1949. He died in 2017 of

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, one week before his 68th birthday.'Longtime Detroit TV Anchor Rich Fisher Dies'
''detroitnews.com.'' Retrieved 29 March 2017.

Career

He began in radio during 1968 on WATZ (both AM and FM). In 1973 he switched to television on WJRT. In 1978 he switched stations to WXYZ, then in 1990 to WJBK. He took a short sabbatical in 1997 to spend time with his family, then in 1999 began working for WKBD & WWJ-TV (co-broadcasting sister stations). By 2011 he was back to radio, broadcasting for WCAR.

References

1949 births 2017 deaths American television journalists Journalists from Michigan Television personalities from Detroit {{US-journalist-1940s-stub