Former News Anchor Patrick Emory passed away recently at the age of 73.

Emory, who worked twice in St. Louis, starting at KMOV in 1973. He left a couple of years later to be the main anchor at a station in Los Angeles, but returned to KMOV in 1976.

His career spanned 33 years and included stints in Philadelphia, Tampa and a stop at CNN.

Emory died of natural causes at his home in Florida.