I remember him well...he was running a marathon (USMC?) collapsed, fell into a coma, and never recovered. The best part about Brenner was that he was never full of himself, unlike George Michael. Yes, Michael was a pioneer, pushed for more air time for sports, blah, blah, blah. But he was so driven by ego, he became sickening.
Ch. 4 had a weekend sports anchor, Darrian Chapman, who was a good Buffalo guy. Downed several Blues with him at Grevey's. Remember watching the 1995 division clincher vs. Miami with him at Grevey's. He soon left for better pastures in Chicago, and also died of at a young age, collapsing while playing pick-up hockey.