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NEW YORK (PIX11) – It’s officially the end of an era in New York City and at PIX11 News.
PIX11’s very own Kaity Tong has announced her retirement from the news industry. Tong, who anchors the Emmy Award- winning PIX 11 News at 5 and 10 on weekends, will have her last day on-air Aug. 30, 2026.
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Born in China, she came to the United States with her family at age four. She grew up in Washington, D.C., and was inspired to become a journalist by her great-uncle, Hollington K. Tong, who was Ambassador to the U.S. from Nationalist China, as well as an acclaimed writer, and by her mother, who was a top broadcaster and producer for the Voice of America…