{"id":111235,"date":"2026-01-09T02:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111235\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T02:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:18:09","slug":"wctv-anchor-zak-dahlheimer-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111235\/","title":{"rendered":"WCTV anchor Zak Dahlheimer retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Many viewers may have noticed Zak Dahlheimer hasn\u2019t been on the anchor desk for a while.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Our friend and colleague is retiring from the news business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAs I take a step back and reflect and focus on what is next for me in my life, I am forever grateful to be wrapping up my TV news career at a station that is proud, honored and committed to serving its community for the past 70 years and beyond,\u201d Zak said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The WCTV Team thanks him and appreciates his time with us. Our team will miss him and is wishing him the best in his next chapter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Check out the video at the top of this story to hear the full message from Zak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/08\/wctv-anchor-zak-dahlheimer-retires\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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