Rich Fisher (news anchor)


Richard Fisher, best known as Rich Fisher, was an American television presenter, 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 Emmy for broadcasting.

Early life

He was born in Detroit, Michigan, 1949. He died in 2017 of esophageal cancer, one week before his 68th birthday.

Career

He began in radio during 1968 on WATZ. 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 2000 began working for WKBD & WWJ-TV. By 2011 he was back to radio, broadcasting for WCAR.