Longtime Mobile, AL Met Alan Sealls announced he is going to retire.

He won’t be doing so until early next year.

Sealls spent two decades at WKRG, he spent the last 5 years at WPMI.

“I’m so appreciative of the community support over the decades, as I’ve enjoyed supporting the community. While I’m exiting TV, I’m not exiting Mobile! This is home, now. I’ve got friends and neighbors who are like family,” Sealls said in a statement. “Aside from being on social media, I’ll keep on teaching at the University of South Alabama, visiting schools, and writing for Lagniappe Newspaper, with more time to do my other weather and life endeavors.”

Besides his work in Mobile, Sealls’ other high-profile television jobs included stints at NBC and WGN in Chicago and WTMJ-TV & Radio in Milwaukee.

H/T AL.com