NATASHA KORECKI, MARY MS.

WYSOCKI, WASHINGTON.

>>> I WANT TO TELL YOU AFTER

I HAVE DECIDED TO END MY TERM

OF THIS SHOW, MY LAST SHOW WILL

BE JANUARY 19, I'VE BEEN IN

THIS CHAIR FOR MORE THAN HALF

MY LIFE AND IT'S BEEN REWARDING

INTO MANY WAYS TO COUNT BUT I

WILL TRY.

NO ONE IN JOURNALISM HAS BEEN

GIVEN THE TRUST AND EDITORIAL

CONTROL OF A SHOW FOR THAT

LENGTH OF TIME, OUR VIEWERS

MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I'VE MADE

SOME CONTRIBUTION TO

JOURNALISM, GOVERNMENT AND

CHICAGO.

A ONCE UNUSUAL PANEL AND

DISCUSSION APPROACH HAS NOW

ALMOST BECOME THE NEWS NORM.

MORE THAN ME ARE HUNDREDS OF

GUESTS HAVE MADE CINDY GRAPHIC

AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

POLITICAL AND CIVIC DIALOGUE.

THEY BEEN ABLE TO SHOWCASE

THEIR ECLECTIC SIDES AND DO IT

ALL IN AN ACCURATE, SOMETIME

ARGUMENTATIVE, YET COLLEGIAL

WAY.

WE EVEN TRIED TO DO IT ALL WITH

A SENSE OF HUMOR, NEWS DOESN'T

HAVE TO BE LIFE AND DEATH,

24/7. YOU ARE HERE MORE ABOUT

OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW IN

THE WEEKS TO COME, AS FOR ME I

WILL CONTINUE TO WORK FULL-TIME

AS A MEDIA LAWYER, STAY IN THE

POLITICAL CONVERSATION AND BE

MORE FREE TO TRAVEL TO SEE MY