Tony Ventrella, a fixture of the Seattle sports media landscape across four decades, died Saturday after a battle with cancer at 80.

SEATTLE - Tony Ventrella, a major player in Seattle's sports and broadcasting industry, has died. Before his death at age 80, he was known to the Western Washington community for his love and work at television stations all over town including FOX 13, King, KIRO, and Komo.

Tony Ventrella was the sports director at KING 5 from 1982 to 1994 and is regarded as a sportscasting legend in the Pacific Northwest.

Tony Ventrella, former sports anchor with KIRO 7 and a sportscasting staple in the Pacific Northwest, has passed away at the age of 80.

Tony Ventrella, a longtime prominent part of the Seattle sports scene, has passed away. Ventrella passed away on Saturday night. “It is with a very heavy heart that it was my Dad’s time to go do the great sportscast in the sky,