David Letterman Will Retire from "Late Show" in 2015

It is being reported that David Letterman will announce his retirement on TV tonight.

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Big news: Apparently, David Letterman plans on retiring from his post as the host of Late Show on CBS in 2015. This is sad news, but when it's all said and done, David Letterman will have hosted The Late Show for a total of 22 years—so the announcement kind of makes sense. It is being reported that during the taping for tonight's episode of TheLate Show Letterman announced his retirement. He will continue acting as host through 2015. 

According to a transcript issued by a PR rep, Letterman had this to say about his retirement: 

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David Letterman is truly one of the best late night TV has ever seen. We'll be sad to see him go.

[via Variety]

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