Chopper 9 pilot Andy Holt retires after decades of service

Andy Holt, the longtime pilot who has guided Chopper 9 for 30 years and helped tell some of the region’s biggest stories, is retiring after a career marked by service, skill and unwavering reliability.

Holt first sat in Chopper 9’s cockpit in 1995 when the news business and the city looked a lot different.

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