Wendy Rieger, D.C.-Area Newscaster for More than Three Decades, to Retire
Wendy Rieger, news anchor on NBC4 and former anchor at WTOP, has announced her retirement following more than three decades helming D.C. area newscasts, reports WTOP.
In the recent past, Rieger has had health issues, but said she negotiated her retirement two years ago.
“It is time to make my way to the exit — not because there is anything wrong. But because so much is deliciously right,” Rieger wrote in a statement. “And there is so much talent walking these halls. I want to direct my light on them. Give the audience a fresh face and a jolt of new energy.”
According to WTOP, Rieger “will be around the station until Dec. 17, which will be her last day on the set. Her co-anchor, Jim Handly, announced that they will honor her career during the Friday show.
“Rieger was added to the roster at NBC Washington in 1988 as a general assignment reporter. She covered breaking news at 11 p.m., moving on to anchor weekend evening newscasts in 1996, settling at the 5 p.m. anchor slot in 2001.
“Rieger’s writing and voice sparked her early career following a short writing experience at WAMU, hosting Morning Edition on WMAL and anchoring for NPR and WTOP. Her television career began in CNN’s Washington Bureau..
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