Ross has just turned up on 2GB with John Stanley to discuss his sacking.
Paraphrasing, he says he was arguing that people and governments shouldn’t be worried or concerned about China or see it as an adversary, but he spoke poorly and apologises to anyone who was offended. He also says he deliberately used the stereotype.
Even as someone who was a fan of Ross & Rowan’s show, I’m quite confused. I wondered if having them fill five nights a week might be too much for them to avoid saying something to get sacked.
Ross also noted he supports Sky News’ right to hire and fire as they see fit, and enjoyed his time working there.
It sounds like he doesn’t think he did anything wrong, but will accept Sky’s decision.
As he links Sky to his forthcoming announcement, it appears that his announcement will relate to his appearances on Sky (and perhaps his nightly show on Macquarie radio?) rather than his News columns.
Bolt Report down to a weekly slot again ala-Channel Ten days?
I suspect Sky After Dark will soon be just Paul Murray yelling into an empty room for 6 hours a night, which must be especially enthralling viewing for regional viewers who don’t have to pay for the privilege
I’m sure some people will disagree with me, but less of Andrew Bolt in Australia’s media landscape will be a good thing IMO.
Political opinions aside, he’s never been that great on TV or radio from what I’ve seen.
What’s that hard right teenager Caleb Bond doing in broadcast media at the moment? Aside from whatever columns he’s been doing in the Adelaide Advertiser or other News Corp papers, I could really imagine Caleb having talkback radio (he’d probably be a decent successor to Alan Jones on 2GB when the time comes) or a Sky News opinion program as a future ambition.
That’d be great (especially having NewsNight on in an earlier timeslot that midnight like they used to), but I highly doubt it’ll happen.
A crucial component of the new studio will be the return of election nights being hosted out of Canberra, with the desk capable of sitting six people and six cameras to capture the action.
“That used to be the tradition decades ago for all networks. It is no longer. But this is our nation’s capital, this is the heartbeat of our political life and this is where it should be,” Speers said.
