Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife is returning to NBC News.

Maria Shriver had quit NBC amid concerns about whether her job at the news division could cause conflicts with her position as first lady while Schwarzenegger was governor of California. She had worked at NBC from 1986 to 2004.

She and Schwarzenegger are now divorcing.

Shriver on Tuesday was named a "special anchor" who will appear on various NBC programming.

"The truth is I never took a leave from journalism," Shriver wrote on her blog. "I just took my reporter's skills and used them in other arenas."

Shriver had her own production company, which she said will continue to operate. She produces the periodic Shriver Reports about issues facing women.

Shriver wrote Tuesday that she's "passionate about the need to shine a light on women's evolving roles as providers, parents, caretakers and caregivers — the pressures they face and how our society might adapt to support them."