baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ʌv hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt, ɹˈɪtʃmənd hæd bɪkˌʌm ðə hˈaɪli ɹᵻspˈɛktᵻd dˈiːn ʌv bˈeɪ ˈɛɹiə tˌiːvˈiː nˈuːz ˈæŋkɚz, ðə lˈɔŋɡɪstsˈɜːvɪŋ ˈæŋkɚɹ ɪnðə bˈeɪ ˈɛɹiəz hˈɪstɚɹi.
By the time of his retirement, Richmond had become the highly respected dean of Bay Area TV news anchors, the longest-serving anchor in the Bay Area's history.