Join Bill Ritter on his deeply personal reporting journey following his diagnosis of Alzheimer's ...

Carolyn's husband, Paul Schwartz, has been right beside during this Alzheimer's journey. They're each just 63 and have known ...

Bill Ritter stepped away from the WABC anchor desk in June 2026 after an early-stage Alzheimer's diagnosis. His wife Kathleen Friery has now shared how the family first noticed the signs. Alzheimer's ...

Bill Ritter is opening up about how his life has changed since an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis ended his long run at the WABC anchor desk. ... Read More ...

Ritter is collaborating with WABC to launch public service initiatives, raising awareness and providing information on the disease.

Bill Ritter’s wife Kathleen Friery and children tell PEOPLE about watching the longtime WABC anchor announce his Alzheimer’s diagnosis live on air and how their family is facing the future together.

Bill Ritter's wife and children open up exclusively to PEOPLE about watching the beloved WABC anchor announce his Alzheimer's diagnosis live on air The family reveals how they navigated Ritter's ...

For Bill Ritter’s family, learning about his early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis was difficult. Watching him share it with the world was something else entirely. On Friday, June 12, the beloved longtime ...

Kathleen Friery hesitated before bringing up concerns about her husband’s memory loss. ABC New York anchor Bill Ritter, 76, ended his 25-year career at Eyewitness News last month, when he stepped down ...

Veteran news anchor Bill Ritter and his wife, Kathleen Friery, are opening up about the years-long process that ended with an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis for Ritter. At such a critical moment in ...