KABC Morning Anchor Leslie Sykes Announces Retirement

KABC morning anchor Leslie Sykes has determined to retire after greater than three many years on the Los Angeles ABC owned station.Sykes joined the station in 1994 and labored as a reporter earlier than finally being named an anchor for the station’s 4, 5 and 6 a.m.“In some way, I blinked and I discovered myself right here on this anchor chair, attending to get up with all of you each morning and, boy, what a whirlwind it has been,” she mentioned throughout her on-air announcement Wednesday.Leslie grew up in Compton. After graduating from Spelman School in Atlanta, Sykes took a job as a desk assistant at Fox owned KTTV earlier than touchdown her first on-air job in Hattiesburg, Mississippi at WDAM. She’s additionally labored at WVUE in New Orleans, Louisiana.“Working right here at Eyewitness Information has been the privilege of my life. This station has been my residence, and also you, our viewers, have been my prolonged household,” mentioned Sykes. “As everyone knows, there may be by no means a boring second on this huge and vibrant metropolis of ours. From wildfires, earthquakes, elections and parades, to visitors jams and even these notorious automobile chases, we’ve shared all of it collectively. You’ve graciously welcomed me into your houses and I would like you to know that I so respect it and I’ll by no means take it without any consideration.”The station mentioned she’ll stick across the station for one more month or so.