Longtime WKRCReporter Joe Webb says it’s time to stick a fork in him…..he’s done.

But, both Webb and the station want you to know that this is completely his idea and not Sinclair’s, the company that owns WKRC.

His bosses asked him in the summer "to put some numbers together" to renew his contract. After talking to his wife Karla, Webb decided to retire. Webb says he "didn't talk at length" with station managers about extending his contract. His last day is tomorrow.

You get the feeling that the numbers he “put together” were not the same numbers that Sinclair had in mind.

But Webb said it was time.

"I'll be 64 in November," says Webb, the sixth on-air person to leave the station in the past year. He follows reporters Deb Dixon and Larry Davis; anchor Brad Johansen; and meteorologists Scott Dimmich and Brandon Orr.

During his retirement, Webb plans to unplug and relax, "just take some time off." He likes to garden, play guitar and cheer for his Oklahoma State Cowboys. He looks forward to doing some volunteer work, a little writing, and to teaching a TV reporting and production class next spring at Xavier University.

H/T WVXU