It has been a great career. 

But today I will be retiring after 41 years at WICU-TV.

I have been overwhelmed by the hundreds of phone calls, cards, e-mails and texts wishing me well.

I can't possibly thank everyone individually, so let me take this opportunity to thank everybody for reaching out to me in the past couple of weeks. I really appreciate it.

I also want to thank everyone at Lilly Broadcasting for their support, friendship and hard work over the years.

I have worked with so many incredibly talented people.

Special thanks to all the photographers who teamed up with me on thousands of stories around the region.

And of course my thanks to all the people  who allowed me to tell their stories, often under difficult circumstances.

It is humbling to know you put your trust in me.

It has been an honor and privilege to report the news for more than four decades.

I know the team at Erie News Now will continue to do that in the years to come as I leave the newsroom.