"It's always a difficult thing to move on from doing what you love, but I think I'm ready for a quieter time when the phone's not ringing all the time."
The station was originally owned by the Travelers Insurance Company -- hence the "TIC" in WTIC -- and served as a major source of news and information in southern New England.
"I have listened to KIRO since I was 5 or 6. I've always wanted to work here and be here. I never thought I'd wind up in this high-profile morning role, but here I am."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."