Out the Door in Raleigh
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A longtime Raleigh Anchor says you can stick a fork in him.
He's done.
But, of course since this is TV news, he's not done right away. In fact it will take about a year before he calls it quits.
After 33 years at WRAL, anchor Bill Leslie says he will retire from the station in June 2018.
Leslie, 67, anchors the morning and noon newscasts for WRAL, where he started in 1984 as a managing editor.
“Bill is a consummate professional,” WRAL vice president and general manager Steve Hammel said in an email to The News & Observer. “I – like a ton of our viewers – enjoy waking up to hear Bill’s great voice and engaging personality as he delivers our morning news. Similar to David Crabtree, Bill has talked with us for a number of years regarding his retirement. We are fortunate to have Bill and David here for some many years. They certainly have earned the right to start a new chapter in their lives where they don’t have to be looking at the clock every minute of every day. It is also good of them to give us so much advance notice allowing us to plan for a smooth transition.”
In his WRAL announcement, Leslie said he has many things he’d like to do when he retires. “I’d like to elevate my skills as a photographer. I’d like to learn how to play the hammered dulcimer. I want to write a second book. I’d love to compose a soundtrack for a movie. I’d like to do some more serious hiking like I did in New Zealand in 2009. I may also take a yoga class. Plus, I want to find new ways to help others through public service.”
H/T News & Observer
