I grew up in New York City and I went to school on the upper east side. After school, my friends and I were walking to the bus to take it home and Ernie was walking by and I got so excited and I said hi Ernie and he stopped for 5 to 10 minutes and talked to all of us and asked us questions about ourselves and literally could not have been nicer. And I was probably only in sixth grade and I never forgot that day or Ernie. Great man with a beautiful smile💜
2026-04-07 20:04:46
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joan :
What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing! Great advice........ let us all be the people who lift others up,just like Ernie!
2026-03-20 13:48:58
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BarbaraAnn_Little #singer :
Lovely
2026-03-20 12:47:41
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Candee Caldwell makeup :
Thank you for your tribute to Ernie.
2026-03-20 04:50:10
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user85786733883 :
Beautiful tribute. You said they don’t make them like “Ernie” anymore but maybe they do. As long as YOU are doing your best at being your version of an “Ernie Anastos” and others you “reach” are doing the same, then his beautiful legacy lives on
2026-04-09 19:59:08
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RmcMadison :
Very well said 👍. I'm in my late 60's and grew up in Larchmont watching Ernie on the news all the time, he was always a pleasure to watch. Back then Ernie was on ABC news and if memory serves me correctly, he replaced Roger Grimsby around 1986 as the lead anchor. A position he held for 11 years before moving to Fox. Thanks for sharing and reinforcing my opinion that he was a genuinely nice guy. RIP Ernie and condolences to his family...😪🙏
2026-03-20 14:05:21
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pat :
Beautiful tribute !!!!
2026-04-13 17:16:08
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Positivelydivorced1 (MJ) :
We all grew up with Ernie living on Long Island. What an amazing tribute!
2026-03-21 15:16:49
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Jaycee :
Thank you for posting such a wonderful tribute
2026-03-21 04:45:55
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Brooklyn Studios LIC :
He was one-of-a-kind
2026-03-20 13:29:19
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user6921252014802 :
Nice tribute to a great man
2026-03-22 13:06:52
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Victoria Campbell160 :
Beautiful, heartfelt tribute ❤️✨✝️
2026-03-20 12:54:57
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Christine Grandfield :
My late husband and I met him back in the early 90’s at a Jai Lai game in CT. He was very nice.
2026-03-21 07:25:45
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1111Boo :
Thank you 🙏🏾 for sharing
2026-03-26 20:29:37
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Judy :
I remember Ernie when he was on ABC
2026-03-20 09:32:30
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Audrey Puente :
Loooooove this Chris!
2026-04-17 11:16:39
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Kelly Stumpo :
Thank you for sharing ❤️
2026-03-22 19:31:03
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Anna :
I love the underlying message! Thank you 😊
2026-03-20 10:04:28
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hampshires1 :
Beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it with us.
2026-03-21 18:25:40
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ArochoBoba :
Thank you for sharing. What a lovely story.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
2026-03-21 23:53:00
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DianaClarie :
Thank you for sharing! Such a great tribute.
2026-03-21 09:34:08
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Rick Aramis :
I'm from NY ,Ernie had nice hair
2026-03-23 00:42:51
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dentistryrevealed :
super sweet story. thank you.
2026-03-21 23:41:03
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papa.on.a.beach :
That was an amazing tribute
2026-03-22 01:33:13
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