ABC News Presenters and Reporters

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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The Ellen Fanning? Reading the weekend news in Brisbane? What an interesting move.

OMG spare me!

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Maybe it’s for personal or family reasons? Not everyone has/wants to stay in higher profile role in Sydney or Melbourne.

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Doesn’t Ellen Fanning occasionally host The Drum as well? She will have to travel between Sydney and Brisbane during the week.

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Doesn’t mean it’s not interesting lol

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Well she did grow up and go uni there. With cost of living and with a shift of population to Queensland we might see more of these moves.

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Queensland this week:

Monday October 23rd -

Lexy Hamilton-Smith anchoring the bulk of the bulletin from the studio, with Jessica van Vonderen introducing some localised stories live from Moreton Bay region.

Wednesday October 25th -

Lexy again anchoring in the studio, with Jess live at Millmerran in Southern Queensland as part of bushfire coverage.

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Does anyone know the name of the presenter of tonight’s late news?

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Think her name is Tabarak Al Jarood:

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Tracey Holmes announced her resignation from the ABC today. She will leave the broadcaster on November 30. The move comes just months after her husband Stan Grant departed the ABC.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/veteran-abc-presenter-tracey-holmes-calls-time-on-public-broadcaster/news-story/e5275730ece7a6f9e02596a7b73de149

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Joining Nine for the Olympics?

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I think you mean Nine since they’ve got the rights for the foreseeable future?

Oops. Yes.

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I thought exactly the same thing. And maybe they’ve offered her a presenting role somewhere too.

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what has he done to make him a contender for ACT AOTY?

Tracey is known for her insightful reporting of issues around major sporting events. If she joins Nine for the Paris Olympics coverage, she may have to “toe the line”.

According to Dan’s profile at the Australian of the Year website

A journalist, broadcaster and social commentator, Dan is a determined advocate for justice, especially for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the LGBTIQ+ community.

A sought-after public speaker, Dan is a company director and sits on numerous committees including as chair of the ABC’s Bonner Committee.

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She may be presenting for Nine Radio or Stan’s feeds?

Deputy news director at the ABC, Gavin Fang, informed staff on Friday that Ainsworth will take up a new role as ‘knowledge and skills lead’ to head an audit, ensuring ABC staff have the tools to meet audience needs and wants in a changing media environment.

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