Anastos left WCBS in mid-1994 to join NewsTalk Television , a fledgeling cable operation owned by Multimedia Communications . Shortly thereafter he began hosting a gardening show on Lifetime , called '' Our Home '' . In 1997 , Anastos returned to the anchor desk and was hired by WWOR-TV to replace Sean Mooney as co-anchor of its 10:00 pm newscast . Four years later he was back at WCBS , brought in to replace Stephen Clark as the lead anchor . He left for second time in 2005 , after signing a five-year , $ 10 million contract with WNYW-TV . At Fox 5 , he was partnered with Rosanna Scotto , from 2005-2009 for the news at 5 and 10p . m. until Scotto was moved to Co-host Good Day New York with Greg Kelly . It was announced that Dari Alexander would anchor with Anastos on the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts . On July 2 , 2012 , he was moved off the 10 p.m. newscast and replaced by '' Good Day New York '' cohost Greg Kelly , who has since moved back to his prior role and been replaced by Steve Lacy . In June 2014 , Ernie became the Anchor of the 6 pm newscast , leaving the 5 pm newscast with Dari Alexander , having Steve Lacy fill the position . Anastos has anchored coverage of the World Trade Center attacks . He also traveled to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro reporting on the 45th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution . He covered Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor 's official trip to El Salvador and Nicaragua , and reported on the death and funeral of Princess Diana from London . Anastos also was nominated for an Emmy for his reporting on the death of John F. Kennedy , Jr. from the site of his plane crash near Cape Cod
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