Live with Kelly and Mark' programming director Art Moore, who also worked in Philadelphia at 6ABC, is retiring after more than half a century in show biz.

Live with Kelly and Mark' celebrated the incredible career of Art Moore, who is retiring after more than a half-century in television.

Longtime WABC-TV exec and Live With Kelly and Mark staple Art Moore, who announced his impending retirement last May after 53 years with the network, bid farewell on Friday’s telecast. During an on-air exit interview conducted by Live hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos (watch above),

Speaking with DECIDER in the show’s green room, Moore, whose last episode as part of the Live team airs on Friday, Sept. 20, deems his departure “bittersweet,” praising his co-workers as “the tough part” of leaving his post. When asked about his retirement plans, Moore jokes that he has none, which is what he claims “is exciting about it.”

Art Moore, WABC’s vice president of programming, is retiring after 36 years working on Live! and 53 at the network. Hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos gave Moore his flowers on air Friday morning — and so did the audience, who gave him a rousing round of applause and a standing ovation.