Michelle Wright, the longest-tenured morning news anchor in the Pittsburgh TV market, will retire from WTAE following the Feb. 27 broadcast.
“I’ve been thinking about it for a while,” said Wright, who is leaving by her choice well before the expiration of her current contract. “I approached [Channel 4 news director] Baylor [Long] months ago and just said I was thinking about it, and he was in shock, I think, and they kept putting me off hoping I would change my mind. It is a hard decision because I do really, honestly love working at Channel 4.”
Wright, who is 60, said she’s choosing to exit because she can…