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KTLA-TV anchorman Hal Fishman, who suffered from colon and liver cancer, died at his home early this morning. He was 75. Fishman died at 3 a.m., his family at his side, KTLA reported. Doctors found the cancer after Fishman collapsed at his home Wednesday and was hospitalized to treat what was described as a serious infection. "While being treated for the infection, doctors also found colon cancer, which has spread to his liver," Rich Goldner, the station's interim news director, said Friday.

Hal Fishman, the multi-award-winning KTLA-TV Channel 5 news anchor who was a Los Angeles broadcasting fixture for nearly 50 years, died today, the station announced this morning. He was 75. Fishman died at 3 a.m. at his home with his family, the station said. He was hospitalized with a serious infection after collapsing at his home Wednesday. On Friday, the station announced that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer and that the disease had spread to his liver. A broadcaster who began his television career in Los Angeles in 1960, Fishman had anchored his station's popular 10 p.m. newscast...

Longtime KTLA Channel 5 anchor Hal Fishman has been diagnosed with colon cancer, which has spread to his liver, the station said Friday. Fishman was hospitalized after collapsing at his home on Wednesday, the station announced during its Thursday 10 p.m. newscast. Doctors discovered the cancer while treating him for an infection, said Rich Goldner, KTLA's interim news director. "Hal is awake and thanks everyone for their well wishes, and says he's going to fight this illness," Goldner said. "He is looking forward to coming back when he gets better." Fishman has anchored the station's 10 p.m. newscast since 1975....