Robb Hanrahan was a former CBS 21 anchor who recently passed away at age 60.
For 38 years, Hanrahan worked in the journalism business, spending time in prestigious areas including Miami and New York. He worked for abc27 from 1989 to 1992 before taking on the role of evening anchor for CBS 21 in 2010.
The news of Hanrahan’s death was posted on social media and fans were devastated at the news. Fans filled the anchor’s social media with condolences.
Was Robb Hanrahan Death Cause A Heart Attack? His Obituary Explored
Long-time Robb Hanrahan, a news anchor for CBS 21 and a longtime journalist in the Harrisburg area, died on Monday afternoon at the age of 60, the station said.
After suffering a serious heart attack in 2020, Hanrahan, who worked as an evening anchor and hosted the well-liked political news program “Face The State,” left the station in early 2021 owing to health issues.
Hanrahan said in a PennLive interview conducted soon after his retirement that he experienced a near-death experience on June 18, 2020, when his heart twice stopped due to a cardiac attack.
Before beginning with CBS 21 in 2010, Hanrahan had a 38-year career in journalism. He had previously worked as a local television news journalist at several stations in Miami & New York City.
Hanrahan said to PennLive last year that the pressure of daily deadlines and his health issue had forced him to leave, but that his greatest accomplishment will always remain local journalism.
However, the cause of the death of the journalist has not been revealed to the media at the moment. The family wants some privacy during these hard times. They have also not released his Obituary to the media yet.
Who Was Robb Hanrahan Wife? And Children
Robb was married to his wife Stacey. His wife is a licensed mariner who also has a United States Coast Guard fifty-ton Master’s license.
Stacey Hanrahan, the husband of Hanrahan, had previously worked as an associate news director and meteorologist at CBS 21. However, there are no details about his children at the moment.
Hanrahan was a very discreet person and he did not like sharing many aspects of his personal life with the media.
How Old Was Robb Hanrahan?
Robb was 60 years of age during his demise. He was born on April 11, 1962. He had previously worked at WFOR-TV, a CBS owned-&-operated station in Miami, Florida, where he co-anchored newscasts with Maggie Rodriguez for four years before moving on to WHP.
Hanrahan worked as an anchor for WABC-TV in New York City from 1996 to 2003. He started working for the channel as Nancy Loo’s co-anchor for the morning and lunchtime Eyewitness News show.
Hanrahan was elevated towards the end of 1997 to take over for Greg Hurst as Roz Abrams’ co-anchor on WABC’s 5:00 pm broadcast. He remained in that position for the ensuing few years.
Hanrahan took part in a second revamp of the morning broadcast during this period; he and Lori Stokes were chosen to take the position of Loo & David Ushery as morning hosts. Hanrahan did not, however, take part in the noon newscast this time.