Candice Lee is leaving WCMH-TV (Channel 4) in July to become a "mom-ager" for her NFL-player son. Darron Lee, a New Albany High School graduate and an Ohio State University linebacker, was a first-round draft choice of the New York Jets in April.

Candice Lee is leaving WCMH-TV (Channel 4) in July to become a �mom-ager� for her NFL-player son.

Darron Lee, a New Albany High School graduate and an Ohio State University linebacker, was a first-round draft choice of the New York Jets in April.

The day after the draft ended, Candice, a reporter and weekend anchor, gave WCMH officials 90-day notice. Her last day on air will be July 27.

�I want to be there for many of his games,� Candice said, �and working weekends would not be conducive to traveling to see him play. Plus, it was time – I have been in the business for 19 years.�

Lee has been with WCMH since 2007.

She will help oversee many aspects of her son�s off-field life, she said, including marketing and endorsements.

�He calls me his 'mom-ager,�� she said.

Darron has not signed a contract, but when he does, it is expected to be worth about $10.2 million over four years.

Candice Lee said she will still live in central Ohio, though. She said if she ever returned to the television news business, it would be in a management role.

�I think I�ve reached a point where I�m done with the desk and day-to-day reporting,� she said.

Current morning co-anchor Katie Ferrell will take Lee's spot on the weekend evening news desk.

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