Well-Known Detroit TV Reporter Announces Retirement

DETROIT — Longtime Fox 2 Detroit reporter, Rob Wolchek, announced he's retiring after nearly 30 years with the TV station.

While on air Monday, Wolchek said he plans to leave the TV station next March.

"I'll be 67 years old," Wolchek said in announcing his retirement. "I just feel like it's time to spend more time with my wife and kids and grandchild, and not have to come to work five days a week."

Wolchek, who has been with WJBK-TV since 1997, was best known for his "Hall of Shame," which helped expose scams and frauds across Metro Detroit.

"Detroit was supposed to just be a stop along the way in my career, but it became home," Wolchek said. "You, the wonderful viewers, have embraced me and shown me way more love than I ever expected. I’ve met so many of you brave people who’ve told me your stories — which is hard, especially after getting cheated. You’ve trusted me to get you some kind of justice, whether it’s your money back or just the satisfaction of seeing the person who did you wrong get put on the spot."

Wolchek said he plans to stick around in Metro Detroit and may even pop up at Fox 2 Detroit on a part-time basis, "because I love my job," he said.

Before joining Fox 2 Detroit, he worked at several TV news stations in California. He began his career as a deejay at a country music radio station in Farmington, New Mexico.