Byron Harris, a four-time winner of a Loeb Award, plans to retire from WFAA-TV in Texas.
Robert Philpot of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes, “‘Byron’s body of work is so extensive that it is nearly impossible to adequately portray the impact and changes his reporting has produced,’ Mike Devlin, WFAA’s president and general manager, said in a news release.
“‘Now, at age 68, he has decided to retire from broadcast television and enjoy this new phase of his life. We support his decision and wish Byron the very best.’
“Harris is credited with being the first to reveal fraud in Texas savings and loan institutions in the 1980s. His WFAA news reports on the state’s S&L crisis helped lead to government investigations that resulted in reforms, as well as prison time for several executives.
“He also covered wars in Somalia and Iraq, including being embedded with U.S. troops during the second Gulf War.”
