Earlier this year, FTVLive named KCBS/KCAL General Manager Steve Mauldin as one of the worst people in TV news for 2018.

He will not repeat the award in 2019, because it was announced just a short time ago that Mauldin will retire from the station next month.

CBS released the statement on Good Friday and the weekend before Easter. If you don’t see this as a news dump, then you have not been around TV news very long.

“I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to spend more than two decades with CBS, working alongside so many incredible colleagues who are the best of the best, not only as professionals, but also as kind-hearted people,” Mauldin is quoted as saying in the press release from CBS. “As someone who got his first big opportunity to work in sales here in Los Angeles back in 1981, it has been a thrill to come back home and put an exclamation point on my career by leading our tremendous team here at CBS 2 and KCAL 9. I am very proud of what we have achieved during the past 10 years – both in terms of our business success and giving back to the communities we serve.”

“Throughout his more than two decades with our station group, Steve has been a class act and done a terrific job of leading several large-market stations,” said Peter Dunn, President, CBS Television Stations. “From Florida to Texas and most recently Southern California, he has upgraded the overall performance of our stations everywhere he has been. His success is due in large part to assembling talented and experienced teams of employees who share his passion for the future of local media, which includes the upcoming launch of CBSN Los Angeles, a 24/7 direct-to-consumer service that will stream anchored news coverage and live breaking news events from the KCBS and KCAL newsroom.”

As for KCBS, one insider tells FTVLive, “we can hardly contain our excitement that this guy is finally getting the F out.”

Another emailed FTVLive and said, “Ding dong the witch is dead,” adding, “Thanks to FTVLive for highlighting just how bad this guy is.”

Needless to say, many inside CBS are more than happy that Mauldin is leaving.

His official last day is May 31st.