Inside Edition’s Deborah Norville, TV’s Longest-Running Female Anchor, Announces Exit After 30 Years

Deborah Norville is signing off.

After over 30 years in the television business, the Inside Edition anchor announced that she will be retiring at the end of this season.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to be here at Inside for all these years, a milestone like this is a time for reflection,” Deborah, 66, said during the April 2 broadcast of Inside Edition. “And on reflection, I decided that now is the time for me to move on from Inside Edition. They made me a lovely offer to stay, but there are things I’d like to do, and places I want to do them that continuing here does not permit.”

The anchor—who began her run on the daily news series in 1995—teased the upcoming opportunities.

“So, at the end of this season, I will be moving on,” she added. “I got some exciting things in the works—and I’ll talk about that later—but what I want to say right now is what a privilege it has been to lead Inside Edition for all these years.”