The best local news anchor in America is retiring

Outside of the San Francisco Bay Area, we doubt many people have heard of Dennis Richmond. But he's a Bay Area legend, and as the headline says, in our opinion, anyway, the best local news anchor in the country.
Richmond announced Wednesday he will retire in May. The Bay Area is losing a magnificent journalist who was, we repeat, the best local news anchor in the country.
Why are we trumpeting so much over a local news anchor?
It's simple. In an age where news shows are dominated by shallow personalities engaged in happy talk and cute comments, Richmond, in his 30 years as news anchor of KTVU's "The 10 O'Clock News," has delivered the who, what, when, where and why without hoopla or gimmicks. His straightforward, unbiased manner is the news the way it should be, but isn't.
In a story on KTVU's website, the station's Vice President and General Manager Tom McVay said, "As a working journalist, Dennis is the pinnacle of objectivity and fairness. When you watch him anchor, you know you're getting the real news. He has never let his feelings or opinions drift into the stories he delivers. Dennis and his style of delivery has defined KTVU for decades."
Exactly. In an age defined by news anchors who claim to be unbiased but aren't, Richmond was the real deal. Richmond delivered the news without embellishments and gave viewers the facts. Just the facts and nothing more.
It's unbelievable that there aren't more like him. Actually, it's kind of sad. There is an undercurrent of distrust of the media today, but there was nothing like that with Richmond. Delivering the news to him means telling it like it is. Period.
Those of us in the journalism profession looked up to Richmond. As a longtime viewer of Bay Area TV news, we've seen it all. The personable types, the down-to-earth anchors and the crusaders. Richmond is better than all of them.
Thanks, Dennis. We'll sadly countdown the days until your final broadcast May 21.
We feel sorry for whoever at KTVU has to pick your successor. That'll be one hell of a tough job.