Re: NY anchor Bill Beutel retires

["Daniel Murphy" <danmurph@worldnet.att.net>]

For better or worse, the Beutel/Grimsby news team of the early 1970s (which
included Geraldo Rivera) often gets the credit (blame?) for starting the
trend of "happy talk" on-air chatter on local news broadcasting.


>WABC-TV anchor Bill Beutel has officially retired from WABC. The station
>will air a tribute tonight at end of 6 PM news.
>
>Best known for his pairing with Roger Grimsby on Eyewitness News he was
>also on the air when Tex Antione made his infamous rape joke.