As in most businesses, over time the people you work with change. The television news business is the same, though at News Channel 8 we're pretty fortunate in that many of the people who work here, tend to be with us for some time.

But "life happens" as the saying goes, and opportunities arrive sometimes when you least expect them. That is the case for Team 8 Investigator Alan Cohn, who is leaving our newsroom today to continue his award-winning career as an investigative journalist for the ABC affiliate in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida.

In the eight years Alan has been with News Channel 8, he has broken a countless number of truly significant stories, including a series of reports into quality control questions at Sikorsky Aircraft in their production of the military's Black Hawk helicopters. Those reports earned Alan and our newsroom a 2007 George F. Peabody Award, recognized as one of the highest honors in television.

I speak on behalf of all Alan's colleagues here, when I say that we have the proverbial mixed emotions for him. On the one hand we are sorry to lose his abilities and contributions to our newscasts, and on the other we are happy for him to have a chance to move closer to parts of his family and to continue reporting the kind of stories that might not otherwise see the light of day.

Aside from being an excellent journalist, Alan is also a great colleague and friend, and we will miss his presence in our newsroom. We hope you'll join us in wishing Alan, his wife and children the very best as they start a new chapter in their lives.