New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- "Produce Pete," a longtime fixture of NBC New York's weekend morning news, died at the age of 80.

Peter Napolitano, best known as 'Produce Pete,' was an iconic grocer and chef from New York City who ran a weekly fruit and vegetable segment on NBC affiliate channels for over 33 years.

He was born in Bergenfield, New Jersey, in February 1945. But in the decades to come, everyone - including members of his own family - would end up calling him "Produce Pete.

Steven Bognar, the managing editor of NBC 4 New York, confirmed Napolitano's death in a post on X. "His warmth, kindness and love for his work will be missed by all of us," Bognarc said.

Although Produce Pete's cause of death was not revealed, it is known that t...