Tony Valdez, longtime reporter at KTTV Los Angeles, passed away at the age of 78. He started at KTTV in 1981 and retired in 2016. His son told KTTV, known as Fox 11, that Valdez had been battling end-stage kidney failure.
"Tony Valdez was a trailblazing reporter, advocate and mentor. He was one of the first Latino journalists to break the color barrier in Los Angeles,” said Fox 11 Acting News Director Pete Wilgoren. “And with pride, Tony said he spent 35 years, five months, and four days covering the stories of this city on KTTV. We are better journalists, and a better community, because of the coverage and compassion of Tony Valdez.”
