WRAL (Raleigh) Reporter Amanda Lamb is leaving the station in January.

Lamb has worked for WRAL for 29 years.

On the station’s website, Lamb writes, “I’ve decided that its time for a new chapter. After 29 years, I will leave WRAL in January. Even though it was my third job in television, I consider WRAL the place where I grew up as a journalist in front of a live audience. I will always appreciate the opportunities, experiences, and lifelong friendships that I made here. North Carolina is also the place where my life happened outside television, a place I now consider home. I got married, had children, wrote books, experienced tragedy, and joy, and I did it all in the public eye. I will never forget the support you gave me over the years especially when I had a sick child and when my mother was dying. Your kindness and compassion meant more to me than you will ever know.

I have spent more than half my life here. And it’s this number, 29, that is motivating me to figure out what’s next, because there is another chapter for me. At this point, I don’t have a specific answer. I will continue teaching, writing, speaking, and podcasting. I also plan to continue writing this blog. It’s at once thrilling and daunting to make a big life-change. But it’s only through change that we really grow. It’s time for me to get out of the boat and swim. I am filled with energy, curiosity, and enthusiasm for what comes next.