PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- For 20 years, Bob Allen has been covering news all over southwestern Pennsylvania.

Since January 2000, he's been on the scene of countless big stories.

He has covered everything from weather to championship celebrations and feature stories

Allen spent 40-plus years in broadcasting, with half coming as a reporter in his hometown.

"This is much more than a retirement," Allen said. "It's a celebration, a fulfillment of a dream. It was such an honor and a pleasure to work at KDKA."

"My mother and I were watching TV, I was in my 20s, and she looked at a guy on KDKA and told me you can do that. Well that started the wheels turning and here I am now, many, many years later," Allen said.

Allen said one of his proudest accomplishments was winning awards with photographer Rob Hopson.