KEYC general manager Dennis Wahlstrom has announced that he will retire from the Mankato CBS affiliate next year.

Wahlstrom’s KEYC career began in 1975, when he joined the station as an account executive. He has been vice president and general manager since 1988. He told station staffers Thursday that his last day will be March 31, 2013.

KEYC’s parent company, United Communications Corporation, will begin the search for a new VP-GM soon, according to a station statement.