Courtney Ward thanks WLOS viewers, says ‘Catch you on the flip side’

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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WLOS reporter Courtney Ward is moving on to greener pastures. Here’s her goodbye note:

Catch You on the Flip Side
November 30, 2009
Courtney Ward
Reporter
 
After two, of what seems like some of the quickest years in my life, my time here in Western North Carolina has come to an end. I promise I won’t get all sappy or anything like that, but I do want to say “Thank you.” Thank you to my “newsies” (what I like to call my News 13 friends). You all are some of the coolest, and funniest, people I have ever met and it’s been a blast to work, and hang out, with you for the last couple of years. I wish you all the best. But I can’t leave the mountains without saying “Thank you” to the News 13 viewers. Thank you for being nothing but warm, kind, and generous to me (even offering me a seat at your Thanksgiving table since my family wasn’t in town). You all are great, and like my newsies I wish you nothing but the best as well.
 
Working in the mountains has been a good experience (although there are a few extremely cold early morning liveshots I could have done without) — I’ve learned some important lessons from my newsies, met some of the nicest people, and am walking away with more fabulous friends than I had when I arrived.
 
So, in closing, this isn’t goodbye but more of a “See you later” as I hope to come back and visit.
 
Western North Carolina, it’s been real. It’s been fun. It’s been real fun!