Veteran Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter is stepping down from his role after revealing he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
Ritter, 76, announced during the Friday, June 12, broadcast of Eyewitness News at 6 that it would be his final day as a news anchor.
“After a series of tests, my doctors have told me I have Alzheimer’s,” Ritter told viewers. “It’s ‘early stage’ Alzheimer’s, and they say the treatments I’m getting are keeping it at bay. For now.”
The longtime journalist explained that while his condition is currently being managed, he acknowled...
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