Word is that former CNN Anchor Bob Cain has passed away. 

Cain joined CNN in 1980 shortly after its inception, he anchored various programs, including CNN Morning News, Daybreak, Week In Review, and Newsline. He was also a former Anchor at WPRI and WJAR in Providence, R.I.

He worked as the news guy for the Don Imus show as well. 

Friends say he was suffering from several illnesses for the past few years.