 He would retire from KABC-TV in 1990, but returned to television with a brief stint at KCBS-TV from 1994 to 1997.Fischbeck was born in Wallington, New Jersey and grew up in Farmingdale, New Jersey, the son of Johanna (Mohlenhoff), a teacher, and George Stelling Fischbeck, a farmer.Fischbeck was stationed in Hawaii and worked as a tank mechanic.