Dennis Watson, the vice-president and general manager at CTV Southwestern Ontario is retiring at the end of 2011.
He has headed the operation since 1995, and the station has earned numerous awards and accolades from both the community and professional groups during his time at the station.
In a farewell note, Watson says "I have accomplished most of the goals I set for myself when I arrived here almost 17 years ago and make no mistake we rank amongst the best television stations in the world in both what we do and how we do it."
Watson began his career in broadcasting with CTV's predecessor, CHUM Limited nearly four decades ago, working at a number of television and radio stations before arriving in Kitchener-Waterloo.
Among other awards, he has been honoured with the Ontario Association of Broadcasters' Howard Caine Broadcaster of the Year Award and was the Kitchener Waterloo Citizen of the Year for 2007.
