Mark koebrich channel 9 denver

Mark Koebrich, a trusted KUSA-Channel 9 reporter and anchor for nearly 40 years, will retire in early 2016.

9NEWS employees say farewell to Mark Koebrich

He will continue to anchor the 4 p.m. newscast until then.

This is his 46th year in TV, mostly at Channel 9. He started at the station in 1978 at age 28.

“You never know what it’s going to be like when you get to this moment, but it is really good!” he said Tuesday.

He has outlasted nine station managers, seven news directors and 30 co-anchors.

“The key to survival was to be the person they needed at the moment.

I’ve done every time period,” including eight years on the morning show, two years in Washington, D.C., and the failed experiment “Good Afternoon Colorado.”

The future holds more skiing, golf and time with three grandkids in California.

Koebrich has avoided controversy, carried the flag for the station, done roadside reporting in bad weather and served as a smiling professional at the anchor desk over the years.

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