West Palm Beach, Fla. — After a distinguished 35-year career at CBS12, Liz Quirantes has announced her retirement, set for May 29, 2026. The beloved weekend anchor, now 60, will not be transitioning to another television station but will instead focus on family, specifically her two children and the potential for grandparenthood.
Quirantes’ decision to retire comes as her adult children, who reside in Oklahoma, begin discussing starting their own families. This development has prompted Quirantes and her husband to plan a move westward after her final broadcast. “When my children started talking about starting their families, that was when everything fell into place,” she explained. Quirantes had originally planned to return to Miami after her initial stint in West Palm Beach, but life had other plans.
Her journey in journalism began shortly after college when she took a role at CBS12, following an earlier position at a cable news station. Over the years, she became a key figure in local broadcasting, covering significant events including Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the September 11 attacks, and the aftermath of various hurricanes. Quirantes has also been honored with two Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards for her impactful reporting, including a critical coverage of the Parkland school shooting in 2018 and her updates from the Bahamas post-Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
Quirantes’ retirement announcement comes at a time when CBS is navigating significant changes, including recent layoffs and restructurings that have affected staff across the network. However, she clarified that her departure is a personal decision, not influenced by the ongoing transitions at CBS.
Since news of her retirement broke, social media has been flooded with messages from long-time viewers, many expressing their dismay over her departure. They hailed her as “a local legend,” and many shared fond memories of her reporting over the decades.
As she prepares to leave the local news scene, Quirantes reflected on her time with the station and her desire to be remembered for her dedication, both as a journalist and as a family member. “It’s hard to say goodbye to the viewers and my colleagues,” she remarked. “I’m really going to miss this part of my life.”
Her last broadcast will cap a remarkable career that witnessed the evolution of local journalism, from analog days to the Internet age, marked by changing viewer habits and the pressures of a consolidating media landscape. The future is now a different landscape for Quirantes, one filled with family gatherings, an Oklahoma sky, and the joys of being a grandmother, free from the pressures of nightly news deadlines.
As of now, CBS12 has not announced who will succeed Quirantes at the anchor desk, leaving viewers and colleagues to ponder the next chapter in local news.