. . . "Harold Fishman"@en . "American journalist" . "Fishman, Hal"@en . . "2007Z"^^ . "1931Z"^^ . "1931-08-25Z"^^ . . . "2007-08-07Z"^^ . . . . . "Harold \"Hal\" Fishman (August 25, 1931 \u2013 August 7, 2007) was a local news anchor in the Los Angeles area, serving on-air with Los Angeles-area television stations continuously between 1960 until his death in 2007. Fishman was the longest-running news anchor in the history of American television before Dave Ward surpassed him in 2015. He was also a record-holding aviator. \"The Simpsons\" cartoon television anchorman Kent Brockman was partially inspired by Hal Fishman."@en .