OMAHA, Neb. —

KETV’s Rob McCartney Announces Retirement

After 40 years covering Nebraska and western Iowa, KETV anchor Rob McCartney is retiring at the end of 2025.

"Forty years goes by in a flash. It's been my unbelievable honor to be able to bring you some of the most relevant and critical stories during that time," McCartney said. "I'm humbled that you have trusted me all these years."

"Rob is the consummate journalist," KETV president and general manager Allison Smith said. "He is constantly asking questions and looking for stories that need to be told. He truly cares about Omaha and our community."

In McCartney's time behind the anchor desk at KETV, the station has risen to become the dominant local television station in the Omaha market.

"We're 'Omaha's News Leader' for a simpl

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