R.I.P. Bill Beutel

Via Jeff Jarvis: WABC-TV news man Bill Beutel has died.

This is going to sound all hokey and stuff, but this news has made me a little misty. I grew up watching Beutel every night on Eyewitness News. He was charming and engaging on the air. Sometimes he was downright funny. But mostly, he seemed like a genuinely nice guy, and a great news anchor.