Former WHIZ Newsman Dies

A former WHIZ newsman who worked for over 40 years as a Los Angeles TV reporter has died.  Bob Banfield covered some big stories in his care, from the assassination of Robert Kennedy to the Manson Murders.  Banfield got his first broadcasting job at 18 as a junior announcer on an East Liverpool radio station.  He moved to WHIZ and then other stations before joining KABC TV in 1967. In the 1970’s he co-hosted the station’s “AM Los Angeles” show with Regis Philbin. Banfield retired two years ago. He was 82.