In this age of shiny Chris Wragges and sultry Sade Baderinwas, WNBC stalwart Ralph Penza was an old-time New York T.V. reporter, grandly provincial and not afraid to lend some gravitas to even the silliest news-you-can-use investigations (see: "Killer Fish"). He also memorably found a fugitive hiding in Cuba. Somebody should fix the man's Wikipedia page, which currently reads, "The respected reporter's life was lost on February 16, 2007 after what is being reported to be a 'long illness.'" Penza would never have used the passive voice.

Ralph Penza, Broadcaster Known for Aggressive Reports, Dies at 74 [NYT]