As Sinclair Comes In, Chicago Anchor Walks Out

WGN main Anchor Mark Suppelsa surprised many of his co-workers yesterday, when he announced that he was going to retire from the Chicago station at the end of the year. 

It maybe no coincidence that Suppelsa is leaving the station, just about the same time it is expected that Sinclair will take over the station. 

"Lucky bastard is getting out before those idiots come in," said one WGN staffer to FTVLive. 

Suppelsa stayed on the high road and would not say if the Sinclair deal had anything to do with his decision to leave the station.

“My wife and I have for years planned carefully for this period of our lives,” Suppelsa told colleagues in an open letter. “Now that our kids are out of college and about to launch their own careers, we decided we are ready to wind down ours.

“I look forward to the remaining few months with one of the truly unique TV news organizations in the country. It’s been a humbling honor to be a part of it for nearly 10 years.”

“Mark has had a tremendous career in Chicago as a trusted journalist,” Paul Rennie, president and general manager of WGN, said in a statement. “He has been an integral part of the WGN family. He has been a strong leader and trusted source for Chicago viewers; he is truly one of Chicago’s very own. We look forward to the next few months with Mark and wish him the absolute best in his retirement.”

H/T Robert Feder

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