ABC Affiliates | Reporting | Top 10 Former KABC Reporter Bob Banfield Dies at 82 By Merrill Knox on Jun. 28, 2012 - 5:11 PM Bob Banfield, who retired from KABC in 2010 after 43 years at the Los Angeles ABC O&O, died this morning after a long struggle with cancer. He was 82. The station ran a tribute to Banfield on its 11 a.m. newscast this morning, ...