Longtime KGW Anchor Tracy Barry is leaving the station before the November book kicks off later this month.

Barry is retiring from the Tegna station. She announced the news on social media that October 12th would be her last day.

"I didn't want to leave without saying thank you," Barry wrote. "It has been an honor and a privilege to bring you the news all these years, to share this beloved place with you. We have been through a lot together."

Barry started with KGW in 1985. In the 33 years she's worked for the station, the Washington State University graduate earned a reputation for her affable approach with interview subjects and a social media presence that's both light and personal.

Barry didn't give a reason for her departure in her farewell note (read between the lines).

"I do not have the gift of predicting the future," she wrote, "but I never sell tomorrow short. I know it's a gift, not a promise and I plan to make the most of it."

H/T Oregon Live