A longtime television executive who has been serving as president and general manager of the ABC flagship station WABC-TV has announced his retirement. Dave Davis will retire after more than 40 years in the business.

Davis was first named president and general manager of WABC-TV in 2003. From 2007-2010 he served as executive vice president of ABC News before returning to WABC in 2010 as president and general manager.

Davis commented: “It has been a privilege to have spent the majority of my career with the ABC Owned Station Group and the past 15 years with WABC. Our job is to reflect and serve the many local communities of the greater New York region, and I’m very proud of the work done by the team to make it the most watched station in the country.”

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Dave Davis (ABC/Steve Fenn)