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MYFOXNY.COM - Ernie Anastos is a distinguished Emmy Award-winning news anchor for WNYW-TV FOX 5's top-rated "FOX 5 News at 10:00 p.m."

A dynamic New York Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Ernie has an extraordinary record of achievement. He has won more than 30 Emmy awards and nominations. He is the first and only New York TV anchor to receive the coveted "Lifetime Emmy Award," the highest honor given for his outstanding and personal accomplishments in the television industry. In a January 2010 article, The New York Times described him as "the ubiquitous anchorman" who has captured the love and respect of New Yorkers.

As a seasoned anchor and reporter, Anastos has covered a number of major stories throughout his career. During his more than thirty years in the news industry, he has anchored award-winning news coverage of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, met with Fidel Castro in Cuba and produced a series of special reports on the anniversary of the Cuban revolution, covered an official pastoral trip to the war-torn countries of El Salvador and Nicaragua, and reported live from Los Angeles on the death of Michael Jackson and from London on the tragic death of Princess Diana. Anastos also received an Emmy nomination for his reporting on the untimely death of John F. Kennedy, Jr.

He has national experience as a news anchor and substitute host for "The CBS Morning Show" and ABC's "Good Morning America." He has also hosted and produced programs for CBS, Lifetime and ABC including, "America Wants To Know," "Polling America" and "Families." In addition, he has appeared in popular TV series, such as FOX's "24," and the hit movie, "Independence Day."

Anastos is a celebrated author, most recently introducing a series of children's books titled, Ernie and the Big Newz, with proceeds donated to The Make-A-Wish Foundation. Previously, he wrote a historical book on the lifestyle of America's youth entitled Twixt: Teens Yesterday and Today, which was featured at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and applauded in The New York Times. Anastos has also been a regular columnist for leading woman's magazine Family Circle.

As a Phi Kappa Phi honoree, he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Northeastern University, where he is a noted member of the university corporation. His academic credits include postgraduate studies at Columbia University. He holds Honorary Doctorate degrees in Humanities from Manhattanville College in New York and Curry College in Massachusetts. Anastos is profiled in the International Who's Who of Intellectuals.