In the history of the station, WCVB (Boston) has only had four General Managers and they are bout to have a fifth.

Longtime GM Bill Fine says that he is going to retire from the Hearst station.

He’s not leaving today, or in two weeks, Fine says that he will be leaving the station “later this year.”

Fine told staff he was making his retirement announcement now to start the process of transitioning to a successor

“I am extremely fortunate to have devoted nearly my entire career to not only the best local television broadcaster in Boston, but, with Hearst Television, the best in the country," Fine said in a statement. "Half of my life has been spent at WCVB, resulting in countless fond memories and friendships that will never fade. To have the honor of making my life’s work with Hearst, witnessing this wonderful Boston institution provide such an extraordinary service to our community — my beloved hometown — is a dream fulfilled.

This is the second Hearst GM to announce their retirement in the past week. FTVLive told you that longtime KCRA (Sacramento) General Manager Elliott Troshinsky was also stepping down.