Vito was CNN 's first Detroit bureau chief , taking the job in 1982 . He left to become a correspondent for ABC News Vito died Wednesday night after a long battle with pancreatic cancer .
Vito was CNN 's first Detroit bureau chief , taking the job in 1982 . He was with CNN for 17 years , also working in Rome , Los Angeles , Miami . Vito died Wednesday night after a long battle with pancreatic cancer .