ABC Affiliates | Anchors | Top 10 Monica Pearson to Retire After 37 Years at WSB By Merrill Knox on Feb. 6, 2012 - 4:31 PM WSB announced today that Monica Pearson will retire in July after 37 years with the station. Pearson, who joined the Atlanta ABC-affiliate in 1975, was Atlanta’s first woman and first minority to anchor the 6 p.m. newscast, ...