Former KTAR broadcaster and Valley television Anchor Frank Camacho dies at 75

PHOENIX — Longtime Valley television Anchor Frank Camacho died at age 75 on Friday, his family announced in a press release.

Camacho was known for his more than 30 years in the news industry, starting in radio in 1975 with KRUX and at KTAR News in 1978.

With KTAR News, Camacho covered the 100-year floods, which hit the Valley in 1977 and 1978.

He also broke barriers as one of the first Mexican-American TV anchors in Arizona with KPHO and KTVK-TV in Phoenix.

Career highlights of Frank Camacho

His career highlights include interviews with U.S. presidents Gerald Ford and Barack Obama. He also won the National Television Academy Silver Circle Award in 2007.

Camacho, born in Laveen, was a social justice activist, Catholic and a fan of the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants.

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