It's Mark Ibañez's last day at KTVU after 43 incredible years. In this video, he's talking about one of his professional highlights. Celebrate the many other great moments in his career on the news tonight at 10 and here:
signs off for the final time on Thursday night, it will mark the end of a storied and illustrious career, a career that spanned almost 43 years at one place, from where he informed, entertained, and connected with two generations of Bay Area viewers.
He’s covered nine Super Bowls and eight World Series. In 1982, he was on the sidelines at Candlestick Park for "The Catch," standing some 20 feet away when Dwight Clark caught the game-winning touchdown from Joe Montana in the NFC Championship Game, a moment which set in motion a 49ers dynasty. "They’re just such a spectacle. And just all the pomp and the ceremony, and all that goes with it. It’s one of those things that’s indelible," he shared as he looked back.And when the team you're covering won, the experience was elevated to an indescribable shared journey, he said.
"I got to interview Michael Jordan after his last game in Oakland when he came through with the Bulls, and he announced he was retiring," Ibanez recalled. "And the reason it left such an impression on me is there were others… like Tony LaRussa was in the room, Rickey Henderson, Dusty Baker, a couple of Giants players, and I noticed as I was looking around the room that they were looking at Michael Jordan in awe, like their jaws were basically dropped down, just staring at him.
And in classic Mark Ibanez humor, he also offered this tip for achieving career longevity: "Lay low at work, and stay out of the fray of the gossip and office politics." KTVU Sports Director Mark Ibanez on the cover of his book"Mark's Remarks." On Thursday, March 31, 2022, the legendary sports anchor will be retiring from KTVU after a 43-year career at the Oakland station.
And what will life after KTVU look like for Mark Ibanez? He'll certainly have more time to spend with his family, including his wife Tina, four children and grandkids. He said stepping away from the anchor desk will allow him to take a long, extended vacation, perhaps to one of his favorite places, Hawaii. And it will involve truly relaxing by detaching himself from the pressures of time.
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