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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Former WKYT Anchor Buzz Riggins Dies

Floyd H. "Buzz" Riggins, a former Lexington television news anchor and businessman, died Saturday of colon cancer. He was 75.

Born in Danville, Mr. Riggins was well known, too, as owner of the local Mole Hole gift shops.

Beginning in 1968, he joined the staff at CBS affiliate WKYT-27 and became news director, as well as an anchor on the evening and late news.

http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/808973.html?storylink=omni_popular

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