Croucher Promo
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I am happy they chose Charles. He should hopefully last in this role for at least 10/20 years.
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Agree. Heâll do well.
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He really shouldâve been in Canberra months ago working alongside Uhlmann instead of piss farting around on Weekend Today.
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Promo just aired featuring the new political editor.
Itâs a few posts up.
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Onya Chub. Your family and friends in Brangers are super proud of you!!
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Clearly, the succession planning at Nine is down the toilet at the moment. This decision only appears to be made a couple of weeks ago, scrambling to find a new host for ACA and still no idea with Today. Far from the âclear structureâ that Wick said was in place a couple of years ago:
They should have gone with Fordham when Karl was dumped.
Fordo wonât leave 2GB for Today.
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That article is over 4 years old. Ben wasnât even doing 2GB Breakfast then.
Heâll be there for the rest of his career youâd think.
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That was 2018. He certainly wouldnât give up his lucrative 2GB gig now.
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From Nine:
Charles Croucher appointed 9News Chief Political Editor
Charles Croucher was today announced as Chief Political Editor for 9News.
Stepping into what is one of the most sought after roles in Australian media, Charles replaces the outgoing Chris Uhlmann, who recently announced he would be retiring at the end of this year.
It is a role that was made famous by the legendary Laurie Oakes.
Darren Wick, Director of News and Current Affairs for Nine, said: âThe most important reporting role at Nine is the Chief Political Editor in Canberra. Weâve built the reputation of 9News around excellent journalism and fearless commentary from Laurie Oakes and Chris Uhlmann. Charles Croucher is a brilliant political reporter and analyst. Weâre very excited about the leadership he will bring to our dedicated team covering the Federal Parliament. This is a new era for 9News. Weâre at a turning point in history as Australia defines its place in the world and our region where alliances are rapidly changing. Charles has excelled at every challenge throughout his career at Nine. He is the best person to break down the complicated language of politics and cut through the spin. Charles will show our viewers whatâs really going on at all levels of government. His commitment and appetite for hard work are infectious. We canât wait to get him started.â
Charles Croucher said: âWhen I first arrived at Parliament House, I counted the steps between my desk and Laurieâs. I was so lucky to be able to watch and learn from the absolute best. Itâs a huge honour and challenge to follow in the footsteps of Laurie and Chris, but Iâll be helped by a remarkable team of reporters and camera crews. Iâm excited to now help lead a very talented team, telling some of the most important stories impacting Australians during these challenging times.â
CHARLES CROUCHER BIO
Charles grew up in Branxton in the NSW Hunter Valley. He attended Hunter Valley Grammar School and then Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
Charles started writing for the local Branxton newspaper as a sports reporter at the age of 16.
He then went on to work for radio 2BS in Bathurst, where he read the news during his first year at university. In 2007, he began hosting the weekend breakfast show on 2BS, before presenting the morning show five days a week during his final year at university in 2009.
Charles joined 9News Darwin in 2010 as sports reporter and weekend news anchor.
In 2012, Charles moved to Melbourne where he joined the A Current Affair team as a reporter.
From 2013 to 2018, Charles was based at Parliament House in Canberra as politics reporter for 9News.
In 2018 he took on the role of US Correspondent for9News, based in Los Angeles.
For the past two years, Charles has been based in Sydney as co-host of Weekend Today.
Charles has covered elections in every state and territory in Australia, as well as international elections across five continents.
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Succession planning is a bit of a pointless exercise in media, even if everyone does them - apart from the 6pm news gigs and even then (Waley being long tapped as Hendersonâs replacement and then things going backwards). Theyâre helpful in the sense of âif this person got hit by a bus tomorrow how would we replace themâ but when it gets to a real live time of actually replacing them, thereâs so many variables it doesnât really matter much what kind of planning there is.
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Iâm a huge fan of Charles, heâll make this his own in no time.
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âCharles Croucher. âExactly where he wants to beââ
Deliberate editing? 
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Laura Turner has resigned from the Nine Network, sheâs moving to host breakfast on ABC Radio in Mildura-Swan Hill.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj3ng36hoTo/
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Hitch doesnât sound too well this evening
Sounded fine to me?
Sounded like he was battling a throat thing. But may have just been my headphones.