American news anchor, Tony Valdez was not survived by a known wife, however, he was survived by his son, Steven Valdez, and three grandchildren. There is no information about his wife. Whether or not he had a wife is still unknown.
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Tony Valdez died of end-stage kidney failure at the age of 78. He was one of the longest-serving tv presenters and reporters at Fox 11 KTTV from 1981 to 2016. He served as a longtime host of KTTV’s Midday Sunday, and also co-anchored weekends with Christine Devine in the 90s. He also hosted the crime series LA’s Most Wanted.
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“Tony Valdez was a trailblazing reporter, advocate, and mentor. He was one of the first Latino journalists to break the color barrier in Los Angeles. And with pride, Tony said he spent 35 years, 5 months, and 4 days covering the stories of this city on KTTV. We are better journalists, and a better community, because of the coverage and compassion of Tony Valdez,” Fox 11 Acting News Director, Pete Wilgoren said in an official statement.


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