News anchor Pete Wilson dies at 62
(07-21) 12:44 PDT -- Pete Wilson, the passionate veteran Bay Area TV news anchor, has died. Wilson, 62, suffered a massive heart attack following hip replacement surgery on Thursday at Stanford Medical Center. Doctors battled to save him on Friday, but he was removed from life support and succumbed at 9:20 p.m. Friday.
A fixture on the local evening news, Wilson spent 12 years anchoring the KRON-TV newscast before joining ABC7 five and a half years ago. He also hosted a popular talk radio show on KGO in the afternoon.
Wilson won six local Emmys and shared two Peabody Awards, including one for coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. Wilson anchored his last show on Wednesday, and told friends he was eager to get the surgery over so he could get back out on the golf course.
Wilson is survived by his wife, Sandra, and son, Brendan. The family asks that instead of flowers, well-wishers make a contribution to the charity of their choice in Wilson's name.
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