Darren Rovell posted his official farewell to CNBC on his site. He is taping his last show today, which will air Thursday at 11 p.m. (ET) on the NBC Sports Network.

Rovell sent an excerpt of his farewell in a mass e-mail to me and others:

Forrest Gump.

That’s whose life I feel like I’ve lived over the past six years at CNBC. I played basketball against Dwyane Wade (I promised him I would tell you I didn’t score a point).

I’ve crashed into the wall at the Charlotte Motor Speedway with Kurt Busch at the wheel.

I’ve taken an Andy Roddick full speed serve to the chest.

I lived in Beijing during the Olympics.

I’ve reported on Nike factory workers in Vietnam. I covered a Presidential Election from a bowling alley in Pennsylvania and played cornhole with a Coors Light girl before the NFL season opener in Indianapolis.

I interviewed Billy Mays and the “Shamwow” guy.

I covered Steve Jobs’ death from Apple stores. I’ve felt the 60 mile per hour winds of Hurricane Irene hit my face as I stood on a Montauk beach.

I sang both the American & Canadian National Anthems at a Major League Baseball stadium.

I was on the air when the plane landed on the Hudson. I spent a week in Chile’s Atacama Desert with three Sports Illustrated models.

I’ve stared at $8.9 million of cash in front of me as I reported on the final table at the World Series of Poker. I’ve reported on the growth of the Turducken industry and the launch of the Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos.

I’ve even showed up at a random person’s house and gave them $1 million (a waitress from Pennsylvania won CNBC’s “Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge”).

But it is time to move on.

I am heading back to ESPN to be their sports business reporter again. I will also be working as a correspondent for ABC News. My start date is August 6th.