From WKTV:
"Former WKTV employee Fred Latus Jr. passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019.
Fred, also known as ‘Big Fred’ to his co-workers, started working for the station in 1963, after graduating from Ithaca College, and remained employed there for 45 years in the engineering department. He retired on Jan. 17, 2008."
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"Former WKTV employee Fred Latus Jr. passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019.
Fred, also known as ‘Big Fred’ to his co-workers, started working for the station in 1963, after graduating from Ithaca College, and remained employed there for 45 years in the engineering department. He retired on Jan. 17, 2008."
More can be read here