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Rich Fisher Television presenter

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Former Detroit anchor Rich Fisher has died after a long battle with cancer. TVSpy

Born: March 31, 1949, Detroit, MI

Died: March 24, 2017, Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak

Children: Allison Fisher, Richard Fisher, Bill Fisher, Stephanie Inman

Parents: Patricia Fisher, James Fisher

Siblings: John Fisher, Jim Fisher

Rich Fisher (1949-2017) was a Television presenter and Radio Broadcaster, a Detroit native, a news anchor and an investigative reporter. Won the National Award from the American Bar Association in 1986, according to WJBK-TV. In 1993, won the Michigan Associated Press Award. He won an Emmy for broadcasting.

Early life
He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He passed away in 2017 of esophageal cancer.

Education and career
He began in radio during 1968 on WATZ. In 1973 he switched to television on WJRT. In 1978 he switched stations to WXYZ, then in 1990 to WJBK. He took a short sabbatical in 1997 to spend time with his family, then in 2000 began working for WKBD & WWJ-TV, co-broadcasters. By 2011 he was back to radio, broadcasting for WCAR.