hiː ɛksplˈeɪnd ðæt hiː hæd hˈɛld ðə ɹˈoʊl fɔːɹ mˈʌtʃ lˈɔŋɡɚ ðɐn hɪz pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz, wˈɔntᵻd tə lˈiːv wˌaɪl sˌiːtˌiːvˈiː wʌz stˈɪl "æt ðə tˈɑːp", ænd wʌz "wˈeɪɾɪŋ fɚðə ɹˈaɪt mˈoʊmənt" ɪnðə nˈuːz sˈaɪkəl tə dˈuː soʊ.
He explained that he had held the role for much longer than his predecessors, wanted to leave while CTV was still "at the top", and was "waiting for the right moment" in the news cycle to do so.