anchorman
noun
an·chor·man
ˈaŋ-kər-ˌman 
1
: a person who is last: such as
a
: the member of a team who competes last
the anchorman on a relay team
b
: the student who has the lowest scholastic standing in a graduating class
2
: a broadcaster (as on a news program) who introduces reports by other broadcasters and usually reads the news
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The unusual combination of Kurtis, the quintessential anchorman, and Jacobson, a scrappy muckraker, became the yin and yang of local TV news, forming one of the most iconic teams in Chicago broadcast history.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Dennis Richmond, a legendary anchorman whose delivery of the news became associated with Bay Area station KTVU for four decades, died Wednesday.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Of course, there were above-the-line [personnel] like the producers and anchorman.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The anchorman, who hosted the BBC’s flagship News at Ten program and led landmark coverage for the corporation — including the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the London 2012 Olympics — arrived at the court to a swarm of photographers.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2024
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Dennis Richmond, a legendary anchorman whose delivery of the news became associated with Bay Area station KTVU for four decades, died Wednesday.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Of course, there were above-the-line [personnel] like the producers and anchorman.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The anchorman, who hosted the BBC’s flagship News at Ten program and led landmark coverage for the corporation — including the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the London 2012 Olympics — arrived at the court to a swarm of photographers.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2024
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anchorman
noun
an·chor·man
ˈaŋ-kər-ˌman
1
: one who competes or is placed last
2
: an anchorperson who is a man
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