Would be good to see him offered the opportunity.
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Sad to see Mary leaving a big loss to the ABC after all these years.
Ishkandar Razak or Bridget Rollason might replace her.
No news on who has replaced Jeremy on weekends in Sydney or weekends in Brisbane ever since Jessica moved into weeknights? Thereās certainly a pattern here.
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A tough day for ABC Canberra as four senior legends, Craig Allen, Narda Gilmore, Susan McDonald & Greg Nelson (not pictured) say goodbye for the final time, taking more than 8 decades experience with them šŗ š» pic.twitter.com/COsPrDntWg
ā James Glenday (@jamesglenday) September 29, 2023
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Looks like Lydia Feng has been appointed to Jeremy Fernandezās old Fri/Sat 7pm NSW bulletin presenter and back up weeknight role. She does a great job presenting too.
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Both are great
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Mary Gearinās final news bulletin is now available on iView.
Mary was quite emotional when she made the farewell speech after reading the weather. At the end of the bulletin her family came to the desk and presented her with flowers.
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Hmmm- āmutual agreementā for her to leave???
https://x.com/bridgerollo/status/1708084820910416207?s=20
For what itās worth, Iāve always liked what Iāve seen of Mary.
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This is an interesting piece, this would be the first time since Bill Birtles was forced to leave China that the ABC has had a journalist. You wonder whether if the relationship continues to improves been Australia and China, whether the ABC opens up a bureau back in China. After years of brutal repression, China's Communist Party tries to turn Xinjiang into a tourism hotspot - ABC News
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I donāt see many westerns travelling to China anytime soon.
Cathay Pacific said just the other weak demand ex Australia is very strong. Not everyone is a Peter Hartcher/Scott Morrison sinophobe.
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Quite the contrary with quite a lot of foreigners who moved out of China during COVID all moving back and foreign citizens with Chinese background all going back and forth.
Interesting nonetheless to see a report into Xinjiang when itās been one of the most secluded regions of China even before COVID.
According to the iView blurb it appears Isk may have replaced Mary.
More domestic tourism by the sounds of it.
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Wednesday 4 October -
Danny Tran presenting weather in Victoria tonight.
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Yep, Iskhandar Razak is the permanent replacement for Mary Gearin on Friday and Saturday nights, starting tonight.
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Iskhandar Razak appointed ABC Victoria Weekend 7PM News anchor
ABC journalist and presenter Iskhandar Razak is taking over the Weekend Presenter role on ABC Victoria Weekend 7PM News.
Iskhandar replaces Mary Gearin, who recently left the ABC after an award-winning career spanning three decades.
Already a familiar face to Victorian audiences as a fill-in presenter of the weekend news, Iskhandar said he was delighted to be taking on the role permanently.
āVictoria is an amazing place and Victorians are amazing people,ā he said. āI really love our audience and our community.
āIām truly honoured to be given this opportunity. It is a tremendous privilege and responsibility.ā
ABC News Director Justin Stevens said Iskhandar would be a great successor to Mary Gearin.
āIskhandar is an experienced journalist and an accomplished newsreader,ā he said.
āWeāre excited to see him step into this role and we know he will continue to excel.ā
ABOUT ISKHANDAR RAZAK
Iskhandar Razak has been a journalist for 15 years. He has worked for the ABC in South Australia, the Northern Territory, and for the past decade in Victoria.
Since 2016, he has worked in the Melbourne newsroom as a reporter, presenter and producer, covering a range of issues and topics in Victoria and internationally for television, radio and online.
Iskhandar has also worked as a fill-in presenter on ABC News Breakfast, 774 ABC local radio and The World.
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And likely during the week given Tamaraās frequent absences?
Tuesday 17 October -
Ishkandar Razak presenting in Victoria tonight.
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Dan Bourchier is one of the four nominees for 2024 ACT Australian of the Year. The ACT winners will be announced via a live stream on Monday, October 30 at 6pm AEDT.
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The ABC iView listing for the ABC News Queensland bulletin has quietly listed Ellen Fanning as the presenter of the Friday and Saturday editions now. Ellen and other presenters have been sharing the duties for some time prior, but looks like a permanent choice has been made now.
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