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Six longtime on-air personalities at KSAT are retiring.
Six veteran broadcasters with a long time of expertise are retiring from San Antonio’s KSAT, officers with the TV station stated.
The departures embody Mark Austin, Jessie Degollado, Marilyn Moritz, Mike Osterhage, Ursula Pari and David Sears, all long-time acquainted faces on the ABC affiliate. Mario Orellana, the station’s information director, stated he is grateful to have labored alongside the departing staffers, who rely no less than 179 years of TV information expertise.
“The affect they’ve made on this trade, this metropolis, and this newsroom is immeasurable,” Orellana stated. “I’ve discovered a lot from them and am eternally grateful for the paths they’ve paved right here at KSAT12.”
The retirements observe the high-profile departure of KSAT sports activities anchor Greg Simmons, who resigned in early 2023 after selecting up a DWI cost, and information anchor Isis Romero who introduced in summer time 2021 that she’d been fired.
KSAT plans to showcase every of the retiring journalists’ accomplishments over the approaching days, officers stated. Austin, Osterhage and Pari have every been with the station for practically 30 years, and Moritz had logged 39.
“It’s been a privilege to be welcomed into houses throughout South Texas for 28 years, and I’m grateful each single day that KSAT12 gave me the prospect to hitch this vibrant and numerous neighborhood,” Pari stated.
Degollado, a trailblazing Latina journalist recognized for championing the careers of others, stated she’s pleased with the tales she lined for the station.
“Saying goodbye to my KSAT12 household of 40 years might be troublesome, little doubt,” Degollado stated. “But I’m so pleased with the work I’ve achieved masking tales that mattered to our viewers.”
Sears, the longest-tenured of the departing journalists, stated he is grateful for the alternatives he obtained. He began on the station in 1982. “I’ve been given alternatives by administration past expectations,” Sears stated. “I can’t thank the viewers sufficient for permitting me into their houses and their every day lives. They handled me like household.”
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