CHICAGO (WLS) -- A funeral will be held next week for longtime Eyewitness News reporter and anchor Bob Petty.
The funeral will take place on Saturday, March 7, from 2-5 p.m. at Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church of Christ, 4100 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago.
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Bob passed away Tuesday from lung cancer. He was 79.
Bob started reporting here back in 1971 and retired 32 years later in 2002.
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He was one of the first black reporters on Chicago television.