Randy Wimbley to depart Fox 2 Detroit

Randy Wimbley, a reporter at WJBK-TV (Fox 2 Detroit), will leave the station this week, he announced in a Facebook post Friday.

A Detroit native, Wimbley will be leaving his position following 10 years of reporting on news across metro Detroit. He said the career change will allow him to focus more on his family, as a father and husband.

"To say that my departure is bittersweet is an understatement," Wimbley said. "My arrival in Detroit in 2013 was a full-circle moment. Not only was I back in my hometown, but I also returned to the station where I got my start in the news as an intern in 2005."

Wimbley's coverage at the station included the 2013 Detroit mayoral race, controversy over Project Greenlight and the Oxford High School shooting case, according to his Fox 2 biography.

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He thanked loved ones, colleagues and community members for their support and work together during his time at the station. He also thanked viewers, whom he worked to inform through his journalism at WJBK.

"Thank you for allowing me to use this platform to serve you. I never won any Emmys, but I have some measure of commendation from you, the People," he said. "I find solace in knowing my reporting helped many of you along your way."

Following his departure, Wimbley will take a position with the communications team at Detroit Metro Airport.

Wimbley's last day at Fox 2 will be Tuesday.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Fox 2 Detroit reporter Randy Wimbley leaving station