NEW YORK (WABC) -- Your lead anchorman should not be leaping from a plane in a daredevil stunt. But Roger Grimsby was not your typical anchorman.
"Channel 7's station manager said I shouldn't. Channel 7's news director said I shouldn't. My girlfriend said I shouldn't, and Bill Beutel said he wouldn't," Grimsby said in his classic deadpan delivery, that unique blend of serious and subversive that made him so riveting to watch.
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You just never knew what Roger would say, or clearly in this case, do. Roger just couldn't stop himself, and joined a team of parachute enthusiasts who helped him take a flying leap from a plane near New Paltz, New York for this report that aired on Oct. 5, 1981.
Safely back at the anchor desk at 7 Lincoln Square, Roger decided to chide Bill about his reluctance to jump out a plane with him. And Bill's response to his taunts is a reminder of why these two were such a great anchor team, truly one for the ages.