Wendy Mesley to retire from CBC

CBCjournalistWendy Mesley has announced she will retire after 38 years at Canada's national broadcaster.

Mesley, 64, was born inMontreal and began her CBC careercovering the first Quebec referendum on sovereignty in 1980.

"Wendy Mesley is a trailblazer in broadcast journalism," CBC managers wrote in a staff note issued Monday.

"To capture Wendy's career highlights in one note is not easy," read the note.

Mesley'stimeat CBC spans different genres and multiple departments over the decades.

Her numerous rolesinclude hosting The Weekly with Wendy Mesley, a Sunday morning talk show about media and politics, Friday and Sunday night host of TheNationalfor 25 years, and hosting the consumer investigation series Marketplace.

She also hosted the media and technology program Undercurrents from 1995 to 2001.

Her broadcast work over the years has earned her three Gemini awards andthe John Drainie Award for her contribution to Canadian broadcasting in 2006.

In June last year, Mesley was suspended from hosting and was disciplined after an internal investigation found she used "offensivelanguage on two separate occasions during editorial meetings." She apologized and was reprimanded by the CBC.

In a lengthy statement on Twitter, Mesley explained the context of her use of the N-word during editorial meetings involving discussions about racism and discrimination, and said she was "deeply sorry and ashamed."

Monday's note from CBC managers thankedMesley for "her significant contributions to CBC" and wishedher the best in retirement.