“I have grown tired, then exhausted and it has come time to close,” Packard wrote. “In the 19 years I’ve been at the Fox we have had a few failures, many successes and tremendous growth. The audience has changed and the neighborhood has changed. I have grown as an artist.
“I will be spending the next few months ‘in the sandwich.’ My parents are aging and my kids are growing fast. I will be with them while my artistic and public servant batteries recharge.”

