Former Access Hollywood co-host Larry Mendte (born January 16, 1957) anchors KYW-TV's Eyewitness News at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. in Philadelphia. He joined the station in 2003 after being wooed from rival WCAU-TV. While Mendte was at WCAU, the station's newscast became number one at 11PM for the first time in 30 years. While at WCAU Mendte started the Sunday Morning news interview program "Live at Issue."
KYW launched a big "Make The Switch" promotional campaign when Mendte came over from WCAU. KYW's ratings immediately jumped with Mendte in the main seat, within a year CBS3 beat NBC10, Mendte's former station (which ironically was the original CBS O&O in Philadelphia, whereas KYW was an NBC affiliate until 1995), at 11PM and 6PM.
Mendte has been named as one of the 75 Greatest Living Philadelphians by the Philadelphia Daily News in honor of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th anniversary.
Larry's wife (Dawn Stensland) is also a local news anchor for a competative Philadelphia television station--local Fox television network "WTXF-Fox 29".
