Symone Woolridge is leaving Milwaukee NBC affiliate WTMJ after a more than two years as anchor for TMJ4 News Today.

“It’s not about how long you’ve been somewhere or how long you’ve known someone, it’s about how that person or place has made you feel,” said Woolridge. “Milwaukee and TMJ4 has made me feel so loved and cared for and I’m forever grateful. Thank you for sharing your mornings with me, welcoming me with open arms, and encouraging me to just be me.”

“As talented as Symone is as a journalist, she’s an even better mom,” said WTMJ news director Tim Vetscher. “Her decision to leave TMJ4 is in the best interest of her young family. And so, while we’re sad she’s moving on from Milwaukee, we’re happy for her, Houston, and Ahmad.”

Woolridge joined the station after anchoring and reporting in Memphis, Tennessee. Before that, she worked at the NBC affiliate in Tupelo, Mississippi where she was a reporter and the station’s first weekend morning anchor. Symone also worked as an associate producer and multimedia journalist at an ABC affiliate in Carterville, Illinois.

Her last day with TMJ4 will be Friday, November 8.