Legendary Philadelphia Anchor Larry Kane Recalls Brief Stint Anchoring WABC/Eyewitness News, Run-Ins with Roger Grimsby

Larry Kane is a prominent TV news figure in Philadelphia. But for a year in the 1970s, the Brooklyn-born Kane was back home.

Already established in the City of Brotherly Love, from 1977 to 1978, Kane was the 11 p.m. anchor at WABC/Channel 7. This was the “golden age” of Eyewitness News.

From the outset, Kane encountered resistance from Roger Grimsby.

“He was resentful of the fact that I was there,” Kane says. “And he made comments on the air about it.”

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