She retired Wednesday, but before saying goodbye, she recalled impactful stories and treasured relationships made at the station.
When she walked through the back door of KSAT-TV one day in 1985 for an afternoon shift, reporter Marilyn Moritz had no idea she would stick around for 38 years. That same day, she was on-air at 5 p.m. reporting, and she's continued to do so for almost four decades. Moritz told anchor Myra Arthur in an interview aired Wednesday that she doesn't know how to leave KSAT.
offered buyouts to veteran on-air personalities; 'no one was pushed out' 'This city has been so kind to me,' Moritz said. 'I didn't expect to stay this long when I came here, I didn't really know. And then roots grow.' Moritz retired Wednesday, one of six on-air employees departing KSAT as part of a buyout offer from parent company Graham Media Group. As this chapter closes, she told Arthur about the stories that will stick with her the most.
Retiring KSAT-TV meteorologist Mike Osterhage reminisces on 29 years She recalled covering one young boy who was going through the process of receiving an organ donation. He passed away, but his mother told Moritz she still wanted to go ahead with the story in order to spread awareness about organ donation. That's what the job is all about, Moritz told Arthur.
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