Mary Stoker Smith On leaving CBS 3

Former CBS3 news anchor, Mary Stoker Smith, whose last time on the air was Sunday night, spoke about her disappointment in her contract not being renewed. In an email she wrote:

“I would love to stay in Philadelphia, but wouldn’t be opposed to moving closer to home (Wisconsin) and am very familiar with Chicago.

It’s been a very emotional day for me. I didn’t expect to feel so sad and so much anxiety over this. I had an idea the lay-off may be coming, but you don’t feel the full impact until it actually happens. I’ll miss my co-workers very much, they are the best. I feel like I’ve lost several friends. This is, however, what we sign up for in the news business, a life of uncertainty and the possibility the job may last only a few years. That said, there’s nothing else I’d rather do. Someone said today, “Are you crazy?” I said, well maybe a little, but I love it! I love being out there in the public eye and hearing people’s stories and sharing their lives. It’s really a privlege.”