Having said that, if what the Stefanovics said about their colleagues in the taxi were true, then I personally don’t have any respect for them anymore. Sure, the taxi driver is at fault, but if they weren’t loud mouths and kept their thoughts to themselves then they wouldn’t be in the mess they’re in right now.
The Stefanovics should know that being public figures every move they make will have consequences and change the public’s impression on them. As I said, the taxi driver SHOULD NOT have recorded the message but the Stefanovics should know better.
Annette Sharp in The Sunday Telegraph is claiming that Peter Stefanovic’s contract expires at the end of December but Nine have not re-signed him. Seven isn’t interested in him so it seems he will probably stay at Nine.
Given Tom Steinfort is likely to return as host, and Pete was only signed on for 12 months, makes me think it is not as cynical as suggested.
Maybe Steinfort only wanted to do 60 Minutes for a year so he took a break from Weekend Today in 2018. Remember, he only hosted in 2017 before leaving.
If you ask me, Nine could probably do a lot worse than having Tom & Jayne as the regular presenters of Weekend Today.
Mark Burrows on the other hand? Well that’s a completely different story…
Surely the possibility of Peter Stefanovic (and to some extent, Karl too) staying at Nine for the long run would depend quite a lot on whether or not new Today EP Steve Burling is a major fan?