WTAE-TV's Sally Wiggin To Retire Next Year

PITTSBURGH,, PA - After nearly four decades at WTAE-TV, former news anchor and current "Chronicle" host Sally Wiggin plans to retire in November 2018. The veteran broadcaster announced the impending move Monday on WTAE's Steelers pregame show.

“My decision to retire next year is something I’ve been planning for quite some time now,” Wiggin said. “Serving southwestern Pennsylvanians as a news anchor, “Black & Gold Primetime” co-host, and in my current role as “Chronicle” host has always been both a joy and an honor. I have worked with the best and have served the best community any journalist could ask for.”

Wiggin joined WTAE in 1980, and in January 1981 became co-anchor of the weekend news, a position she held until November 1986, when she was named anchor on the weeknight newscasts. She anchored the 11 p.m. news for 16 years and the 6 p.m. news for 22 years

During her career Wiggin has earned numerous awards including a George Foster Peabody Award, regional Edward R. Murrow Award, a National Headliner Award, and the Board of Governors Award for the Mid-Atlantic Emmys, and she was inducted into the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Wiggin also has been involved with numerous nonprofit organizations including the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, The Caring Foundation, the Humane Animal Rescue, The American Heart Association, The Women’s Center & Shelter, The Mentoring Partnership and Gateway Rehabilitation.

“Sally is and will always be a Pittsburgh Icon. Pittsburghers remember her as a trusted news anchor, a born storyteller, but her real legacy is the countless lives she’s impacted with her unmatched commitment to community service,” said WTAE President & General Manager Charles W. Wolfertz III said in a statement. “We, and our viewers, have enjoyed and benefited greatly from the remarkable career of Sally Wiggin.”

Wiggin was an integral part of the station's Steeler coverage. In this video from April, Wiggin shared her memories of the late Steelers' chairman Dan Rooney:

“This has been a passion for me, in the perfect place," Wiggin said. "I welcome my upcoming projects in 2018, and then as Steelers legendary coach Chuck Noll said: I will get busy with my life’s work."

Photo via YouTube.