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The death of Legendary Boston broadcaster and former longtime co-anchor of on WCVB Channel 5’s Chronicle， was announced on New Year’s Eve last night.
The 76-year old broadcaster passed away after battling Alzheimer’s Disease for 7 years.
Her husband Stan Leven， who is a former senior producer for Chronicle， said this about Richardson concerning her illness:
Richardson， besides Stan， is also survived by her three children Chris， Jessie， and Matt， and two grandchildren as well.
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Richardson joined WCVB in 1980 as a news reporter and anchor， as well as a host of the weekly public affairs program “Five on Five.” She co-anchored Peter Mehegan on Chronicle， in 1984， which is now the nation’s acclaimed longest-running locally-produced newsmagazine in the country. Richardson also co-anchored Chronicle with Anthony Everett from 2005 until 2010.
Millions of fans and sympathizers took to social media to offer their condolences.
