Stan Atkinson Obituary-Death News; Legendary Sacramento News Anchor Stan Atkinson Passes Away At 92

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Stan Atkinson Obituary-Death News; Legendary Sacramento News Anchor Stan Atkinson Passes Away At 92

Too often the words “giant,” “legend,” and “icon” are used to describe someone. Yet Sacramento has genuinely lost a man who epitomized all three of those adjectives.

Longtime Sacramento anchor Stan Atkinson died on Sunday, his son confirmed to KCRA 3. He was 92 years old.

Long before The Sacramento Bee called him “the man who owns Sacramento,” Atkinson studied journalism at Pasadena City College. He fought in the Korean War. But it is his time in the KCRA 3 newsroom that will forever define him.
It is, perhaps, a promotional video for KCRA that begins to tell the story best. A half-lit studio, cameras stored off to the side, an experienced Stan Atkinson comes walking from behind one of those square, boxy camera hoods, a little bit of gray on the sides of his head. He looks at the camera…looks at the viewer from inside the television itself, saying “when KCRA went on the air in 1955 a commitment was made that THIS was where the news comes first.” Stan would have known.

Words fall short of expressing our grief for your loss, as we mourn with family and friends for this great loss. We are truly sorry to hear of the loss of this promising being. Please accept our condolences, and may our prayers help comfort you. Please accept our heartfelt condolences.

Feel free to drop condolence messages and prayers for the family and friends of the deceased, as it will go a very long way at this difficult time of theirs

 

 

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