Harold `` Hal '' Fishman ( August 25 , 1931 -- August 7 , 2007 ) was a local news anchor in the Los Angeles area , serving on-air with Los Angeles-area television stations continuously between 1960 until his death in 2007 .
Harold `` Hal '' Fishman ( August 25 , 1931 -- August 7 , 2007 ) or also known as The Flying Anchorman ; was a local news anchor in the Los Angeles area . He served on-air with Los Angeles-area television stations continuously from 1960 until his death in 2007 .