Former WNBC Personality Bob Vernon Dies

Condolences to family and friends of former WNBC-A/NEW YORK personality and longtime RALEIGH-DURHAM television news anchor BOB VERNON, who died SUNDAY of blood complications in PARKER, CO at 70.

VERNON (born ROBERT VERNON COSART, JR.) began his career at WIMA-A/LIMA, OH and  hosted afternoons at WNBC in 1974-76 (with the slogan "VERNON with a V") before becoming a news anchor at several TV stations, including KSTP-TV/ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS.  He anchored the news at WRAL-TV/RALEIGH in 1989-95 and at WLFL-TV/RALEIGH in 1995-2006.

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