WTAE Anchor Sally Wiggin says that she is retiring from the station. 

Wiggin has been at the Hearst owned station for 40 years and because this is TV news, she's not leaving in two weeks, or two months, but she will be signing off at the end of the November book in 2018.

Yes....despite the fact that it is a year away, Wiggin decided the time is right to tell viewers that she would be leaving the station.

“My decision to retire next year is something I’ve been planning for quite some time now,” Wiggin said. “Serving southwestern Pennsylvanians as a news anchor, Black & Gold Primetime co-host, and in my current role as Chronicle host has always been both a joy and an honor. I have worked with the best and have served the best community any journalist could ask for.”

Wiggin joined WTAE in 1980, and in January 1981 became co-anchor of the weekend news, a position she held until November 1986, when she was named anchor on the weeknight newscasts. She anchored the 11 p.m. news for 16 years and the 6 p.m. news for 22 years. 

“Sally is and will always be a Pittsburgh Icon. Pittsburghers remember her as a trusted news anchor, a born story teller, but her real legacy is the countless lives she’s impacted with her unmatched commitment to community service,” said WTAE President & General Manager Charles W. Wolfertz III. “We, and our viewers, have enjoyed and benefitted greatly from the remarkable career of Sally Wiggin.”

H/T WTAE