RUSH TRANSCRIPT Segment the ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to let ░░░░░░░░ know this is my ░░░░░░░░ show I m leaving ░░░░░░░░ I ve been planning ░░░░░░░░ day for some time ░░░░░░░░ just seemed like a ░░░░░░░░ time Some of you ░░░░░░░░ be thinking it s ░░░░░░░░ time after all I ░░░░░░░░ been doing this for ░░░░░░░░ three decades here There ░░░░░░░░ people working with me ░░░░░░░░ who weren t even ░░░░░░░░ when I started at ░░░░░░░░ that s how old ░░░░░░░░ am But I m ░░░░░░░░ leaving journalism I m ░░░░░░░░ leaving here I m ░░░░░░░░ grateful to my bosses ░░░░░░░░ They have been very ░░░░░░░░ to me these many ░░░░░░░░ and offered a very ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for me to ░░░░░░░░ years more That s ░░░░░░░░ amazing considering the fact ░░░░░░░░ I might have missed ░░░░░░░░ day or two go ░░░░░░░░ and there battling everything ░░░░░░░░ multiple sclerosis and a ░░░░░░░░ it took countless infections ░░░░░░░░ open heart surgery Then ░░░░░░░░ were all of those ░░░░░░░░ series of hang nails ░░░░░░░░ t get me started ░░░░░░░░ that to I might ░░░░░░░░ been unlucky in health ░░░░░░░░ very lucky for the ░░░░░░░░ I got here and ░░░░░░░░ things I got to ░░░░░░░░ here because I got ░░░░░░░░ do what I love ░░░░░░░░ do report the news ░░░░░░░░ shout the news not ░░░░░░░░ the news Not call ░░░░░░░░ just call balls and ░░░░░░░░ following the news hold ░░░░░░░░ to power and fairness ░░░░░░░░ all That s it ░░░░░░░░ s me While you ░░░░░░░░ me you don t ░░░░░░░░ the people behind me ░░░░░░░░ producers and writers and ░░░░░░░░ and directors across three ░░░░░░░░ all these years carrying ░░░░░░░░ and that can be ░░░░░░░░ pretty heavy lift Blame ░░░░░░░░ if I said something ░░░░░░░░ ticked you off and ░░░░░░░░ I did a lot ░░░░░░░░ Now I m off ░░░░░░░░ saving my biggest thanks ░░░░░░░░ last for you all ░░░░░░░░ you Who have allowed ░░░░░░░░ into your homes all ░░░░░░░░ these years My dad ░░░░░░░░ to tell me stay ░░░░░░░░ because in your case ░░░░░░░░ will come in handy ░░░░░░░░ don t thinkthink you ░░░░░░░░ ever imagin incredible run ░░░░░░░░ I think he would ░░░░░░░░ me to thank those ░░░░░░░░ made it possible all ░░░░░░░░ you Truth be told ░░░░░░░░ of you I m ░░░░░░░░ out the nasty ones ░░░░░░░░ called me fat forgetting ░░░░░░░░ I often say the ░░░░░░░░ adds 50 pounds until ░░░░░░░░ do to saw me ░░░░░░░░ person and said you ░░░░░░░░ neil It wasn t ░░░░░░░░ camera Those who email ░░░░░░░░ I knew things that ░░░░░░░░ think that were anatomically ░░░░░░░░ to do I got ░░░░░░░░ kick out of those ░░░░░░░░ got a kick out ░░░░░░░░ them all Let s ░░░░░░░░ you kept me grounded ░░░░░░░░ My Irish mom used ░░░░░░░░ say we should count ░░░░░░░░ blessings and never forget ░░░░░░░░ blessed us In the ░░░░░░░░ that should be our ░░░░░░░░ and that is mine ░░░░░░░░ s Not all the ░░░░░░░░ that divides us or ░░░░░░░░ nastiness that it bidders ░░░░░░░░ but the far more ░░░░░░░░ stuff that unites us ░░░░░░░░ defines us and lifts ░░░░░░░░ I tried to a ░░░░░░░░ appeal those angels and ░░░░░░░░ m grateful you get ░░░░░░░░ that chance that is ░░░░░░░░ I say goodbye with ░░░░░░░░ good thoughts and good ░░░░░░░░ I hope you have ░░░░░░░░ very merry Christmas and ░░░░░░░░ wonderful holiday season Made ░░░░░░░░ new year be as ░░░░░░░░ for you as these ░░░░░░░░ 30 incredible years you ░░░░░░░░ me.