'Produce Pete,' who taught millions to pick perfect fruits and vegetables, dies at 80

A beloved television personality who spent decades teaching viewers how to pick everything from the perfect pineapple to the juiciest tomatoes, drawing on lessons passed down from his Italian immigrant family, has died, according to reports.

Peter Napolitano, the New York–area TV personality known as "Produce Pete," died Jan. 26 at the age of 80 at a hospital in Paramus, New Jersey, his son confirmed to The New York Times. A cause of death was not specified.

For more than 30 years...