Obit watch: May 23, 2019.

Dick Ellis, noted local TV anchorman and journalist.

Former KVUE anchor Judy Maggio, who sat next to Ellis at the anchor desk in the 1980s, said she considered Ellis a brother.
“We went through the golden years of TV together,” she said. “He never stopped wanting to be a newsman. He never stopped wanting to be a journalist. He just loved it.”

“From elections to tragedies, he told Austin about pivotal moments,” longtime Austin radio host Bob Cole said. “He helped define our community, not just with information but with a real human quality. People didn’t just trust him, they loved him.”

KVUE.

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