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    “I am so grateful to you.”

    Caradoc Wyn Posted on

    Citing the lovely, round number 30, WDIV-TV news anchor Devin Scillian announced at the end of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. broadcast on Channel 4 that he would be resigning from his job as evening news anchor.

    In a heartfelt sendoff to the news, Scillian spoke about having to spend time away from his family all these years while hosting the news, including Corey, his wife of almost exactly 38 years. The award-winning journalist, musician and author also expressed his desire to have more time for his other passions.

    “My connection to this very special television network will always remain, but at some point in December I will leave the daily grind behind,” he said on air while sitting next to co-host Kimberly Gill. A statement from Scillian posted on ClickOnDetroit.com confirmed that his last day will be December 13th.

    “You are the epitome of what a news anchor should be,” Gill said.

    “Well, Scarecrow, I think I’ll miss you the most,” Scillian gushed back.

    “But certainly our loss…They don’t make them like Devin anymore,” Gill continued. “Your leadership, your calm demeanor, the way you guide us through the big stories, the bad stories. We’ll just miss you.”

    A graduate of the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas, Scillian did interviews for WDIV-TV in 1994 and moved to the anchor position in 1996, according to his station bio. He has won the Edward R. Murrow Award three times, has covered a handful of Olympic Games and written 15 children’s books.

    Scillian said he and Corey, who live in Grosse Pointe Park, plan to travel to visit their four children who are “scattered across the country,” but they have no plans to leave Michigan.

    “I will spend a lot of time over the next two months expressing my gratitude to you for welcoming me into your home and for entrusting me with what I believe to be an extremely important and profound task,” he wrote in his farewell statement. He added that he would also work inside and outside the newsroom, speaking about “the urgent need for trustworthy, clear and persistent journalism.”

    “As we battle the terrible consequences of mis- and disinformation, I think about the places I have been where people have little or no access to information,” he wrote. “These are not places you want to live. Information is the most important and valuable resource in the world and I prefer it to gold, silver, platinum or petroleum. I think you appreciate them that way too, and that’s another one.” That’s why I’m so indebted to you.

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