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Longtime News 12 Long Island Carol Silva says she is calling it a wrap.

Silva announced her retirement yesterday morning after more than 30 years at the channel.

The 65 year old said she would leave her role as morning anchor in December.

"This is a big moment for me," she said during "Mornings with 12," the 4:30 a.m. show she anchors with Elizabeth Hashagen. Later, alongside another News 12 charter member, Doug Geed, she said "I've decided it's almost time to start sleeping beyond 2:15 in the morning and spend more time with my family. My daughter's getting married — that's going to be amazing — and I want to explore the world beyond 516 and 631. But I'll always be here. There's a lot more to life and other projects I'm going to look at."

Silva has indeed been one of the most familiar figures on local TV for decades, and one of the more familiar voices before that, at WLIR-FM.

Per her News 12 bio, she "has covered stories from Ground Zero after September 11, to Albany, Washington, D.C., New Orleans and Texas."

H/T Newsday