Journalist, News Anchor, Actor
Grimsby worked as an anchor on KGO-TV in San Francisco in the early 1960s. He then moved to New York City's WABC-TV in 1968, where he served as co-anchor on Eyewitness News alongside Tom Dunn from 1968 through 1970, and Bill Beutel from 1970 on. Grimsby was fired from WABC-TV on April 16, 1986 and went to WNBC-TV's Live at Five from 1987 to 1989. He then worked at KUSI in San Diego. Grimsby was known for beginning his broadcasts with the phrase "I'm Roger Grimsby, here now the news" and ending his newscasts with the phrase 'Hoping your news is good news, I'm Roger Grimsby.' He often appeared in films, usually playing himself as an anchorman, and had roles in Bananas, The Exterminator, Ghostbusters, and Turk 182!.
Grimsby worked as an anchor on KGO-TV in San Francisco in the early 1960s. He then moved to New York City's WABC-TV in 1968, where he served as co-anchor on Eyewitness News alongside Tom Dunn from 1968 through 1970, and Bill Beutel from 1970 on. Grimsby was fired from WABC-TV on April 16, 1986 and went to WNBC-TV's Live at Five from 1987 to 1989. He then worked at KUSI in San Diego. Grimsby was known for beginning his broadcasts with the phrase "I'm Roger Grimsby, here now the news" and ending his newscasts with the phrase 'Hoping your news is good news, I'm Roger Grimsby.' He often appeared in films, usually playing himself as an anchorman, and had roles in Bananas, The Exterminator, Ghostbusters, and Turk 182!.
Journalist, News Anchor, Actor
Grimsby worked as an anchor on KGO-TV in San Francisco in the early 1960s. He then moved to New York City's WABC-TV in 1968, where he served as co-anchor on Eyewitness News alongside Tom Dunn from 1968 through 1970, and Bill Beutel from 1970 on. Grimsby was fired from WABC-TV on April 16, 1986 and went to WNBC-TV's Live at Five from 1987 to 1989. He then worked at KUSI in San Diego. Grimsby was known for beginning his broadcasts with the phrase "I'm Roger Grimsby, here now the news" and ending his newscasts with the phrase 'Hoping your news is good news, I'm Roger Grimsby.' He often appeared in films, usually playing himself as an anchorman, and had roles in Bananas, The Exterminator, Ghostbusters, and Turk 182!.
Grimsby worked as an anchor on KGO-TV in San Francisco in the early 1960s. He then moved to New York City's WABC-TV in 1968, where he served as co-anchor on Eyewitness News alongside Tom Dunn from 1968 through 1970, and Bill Beutel from 1970 on. Grimsby was fired from WABC-TV on April 16, 1986 and went to WNBC-TV's Live at Five from 1987 to 1989. He then worked at KUSI in San Diego. Grimsby was known for beginning his broadcasts with the phrase "I'm Roger Grimsby, here now the news" and ending his newscasts with the phrase 'Hoping your news is good news, I'm Roger Grimsby.' He often appeared in films, usually playing himself as an anchorman, and had roles in Bananas, The Exterminator, Ghostbusters, and Turk 182!.
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