Bill Ritter, Eyewitness News

Bill Ritter

Eyewitness News

New York, NY, United States

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Recent:
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Past:
  • Eyewitness News
  • ABC News

Past articles by Bill:

Barbara Walters in her own words in 2014

Bill Ritter sat down with Barbara Walters in 2014 as she says goodbye to daily television. → Read More

Up Close preview: Kathy Hochul addresses crime, Zeldin in bid for New York governor

Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter talked to Governor Kathy Hochul for the latest edition of Up Close, as the race for New York governor narrows ahead of election. → Read More

New York City man's story of survival for Glioblastoma Awareness Day

It is the word that throws fear into more than 13,000 Americans every year, glioblastoma. It is the deadliest of brain cancers. → Read More

Operation 7 Save A Life breakfast unites public, private sectors to promote fire safety

At our 24th annual Operation 7 Save A Life breakfast, New York City Mayor Eric Adams made clear that fire safety is a priority. → Read More

Good News! Episode 1: Be Kind stories

Bill Ritter and the Eyewitness News team present some of the most memorable and inspiring "Be Kind" stories from the past year. → Read More

Mayor Eric Adams vows change amid surge of NYC violence

Mayor Eric Adams is discussing his plans to crack down on violent crime, making the subways safe and getting people back to work in the nation's largest city. → Read More

Bill Ritter reflects on the anniversary 9/11: Life viewed in 20-year increments

Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter reflects on the 20th anniversary of September 11 and what two decades means through the lens of life. → Read More

Former Gov. Paterson sheds light on Cuomo-Hochul transition

Paterson was the lieutenant governor when Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned within an hour's notice after a prostitution scandal a year into his term. → Read More

Bill Ritter reflects on being an LGBTQ+ ally to his daughter who came out at age 17

Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter reflects in a personal essay about being an LGBTQ+ ally and his daughter who proudly came out at age 17. → Read More

1010 WINS radio legend Jon Montone hanging up his headphones

Jon Montone, a radio legend in the Tri-State area, announced he is retiring and hanging up his headphones and putting down his microphone. → Read More

1010 WINS radio legend John Montone hanging up his headphones

John Montone, a radio legend in the Tri-State area, announced he is retiring and hanging up his headphones and putting down his microphone. → Read More

Autism Acceptance Month: Navigating ASD as an adult

Bill Ritter talks with Tyler Lozano to examine the challenges faced by adults with autism. → Read More

Watch Eyewitness to History, a look back at 2020

Look back at 2020 with Bill Ritter on 'Eyewitness to History' streaming here and on our connected TV apps. → Read More

Eyewitness to the Death of John Lennon: A WABC-TV special

Our John Lennon special will tell the story that shook the world from a perspective you've never seen -- as it happened, moment by moment, through the eyes of Eyewitness News. → Read More

Eyewitness to the Death of John Lennon: A WABC-TV special

Our John Lennon special will tell the story that shook the world from a perspective you've never seen -- as it happened, moment by moment, through the eyes of Eyewitness News. → Read More

Bill Ritter reflects on the 19th anniversary of 9/11

Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter reflects on the 19th anniversary of September 11th amid the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More

Up Close: NYC budget, is Tri-State vulnerable to new surge of COVID-19

On this edition of Up Close, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer on the City's 2021 budget which reallocates $1 billion from the NYPD and Dr. Jennifer Ashton speaks on the threat of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in the Tri-State. → Read More

News Anchor Bill Ritter finally got a haircut... and for a good cause

As Phase 2 began, News Anchor Bill Ritter finally got a haircut and for a good cause → Read More

Bill Ritter will finally get a haircut... and for a good cause

On Monday, Bill Ritter will head down to his barbershop for the first time in months and get a haircut. The experience will be live-streamed on all ABC7NY platforms as a way to raise money for the largest provider of family shelter in New York City called WIN. → Read More

Bill Ritter will finally get a haircut... and for a good cause

On Monday, Bill Ritter will head down to his barbershop for the first time in months and get a haircut. The experience will be live-streamed on all ABC7NY platforms as a way to raise money for the largest provider of family shelter in New York City called WIN. → Read More