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Carol Silva, one of News 12’s most prominent and popular newscasters, tweeted on Thursday, June 6 that she will be retiring in December after more than 30 years with the channel.
“First I handed out the tissues. Then came the #MaryTylerMooreHug after I announced I'll be moving away from the @News12LI anchor desk in Dec @elizabethnews12 @elisadestefanoTV @news12li @hoffmanrich Longtime News 12 anchor Carol Silva announces retirement,” the 65-year-old Silva posted on Twitter.
A Long Island native raised in Hicksville who now lives in Oyster Bay, Silva has been a staple for many mornings since she took over as an anchor in 1987.
Silva, a Holy Trinity High School graduate who attended Nassau Community College and the New York Institute of Technology has been a fixture in Long Island for decades, anchoring Long Island radio newsrooms at WGBB, WLIR, and WGSM, and in New York City at WNBC, WOR, WKTU Radio, the RKO Radio Network and WNET-PBS Television before making her way to the anchor’s desk.
In her career, Silva has won three Emmy Awards and dozens of New York State Associated Press, Press Club, Regional CableAce, Long Island Coalition for Fair Broadcasting and other journalism awards, per her News 12 bio.
Other distinctions include being named a "Woman of Distinction" by the New York State Senate and a “Top 50 Woman on Long Island” by the Long Island Business News. She’s also received the TRISCORT Award from the Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
“This is a big moment for me,” Silva said on News 12 on Thursday. “I've decided it's almost time to start sleeping beyond 2:15 in the morning and spend more time with my family. My daughter's getting married — that's going to be amazing — and I want to explore the world beyond 516 and 631. But I'll always be here. There's a lot more to life and other projects I'm going to look at.”
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