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Veteran Pittsburgh News Anchor Announces Retirement
A well-known Pittsburgh news anchor will be retiring in the near future. Get the details here.
PITTSBURGH, PA — A respected Pittsburgh TV station news anchor has announced her retirement after three decades at her station.
Michelle Wright said on Thursday that she will depart WTAE-TV at the end of February.
The Emmy Award-winning morning news anchor made the announcement on the station's website.
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“Reaching this decision to step away has been bittersweet," she said. '
"It has been a thrill to work alongside some of the best journalists in the business and I look forward to supporting this news team as a viewer for years to come. I’m grateful for my time here, but most of all I’m honored the viewers of western Pennsylvania trusted me every day to tell their stories.”
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Wright, 60, has been with WTAE since 1994, primarily as a morning news anchor.
Wright has been active in local charities, including WTAE's Project Bundle-Up, the Komen Pittsburgh More Than Pink Walk and work with the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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