Craig McPherson, the director of news and current affairs at Seven West Media, has resigned following a series of scandals, including the incorrect identification of a university student as the Bondi Junction mass murderer and issues surrounding the Spotlight program. This led to significant turmoil and his eventual departure. Concurrently, ABC radio is facing a decline in ratings, particularly in its Sydney breakfast show hosted by Craig Reucassel, prompting executives to consider changes in on-air personnel. Additionally, the Weekend Sunrise program has been overhauled.
Update: Seven news boss Craig McPherson has quit after weeks of scandals engulfing the news division, @australian. https://t.co/PH5ko8Hczt
Embattled Seven news boss Craig McPherson has departed the company after weeks of intense pressure, prompting a shake-up at the summit of the Kerry Stokes-controlled network. https://t.co/6QqVYAnXJf
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Seven West Mediaโs director of news and current affairs Craig McPherson has quit after weeks of turmoil at the network including the naming of the wrong man as the Bondi Junction killer and scandal surrounding the Spotlight program, @australian. https://t.co/PH5ko8Hczt
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Exclusive: Channel 7โs beleaguered Weekend Sunrise program has been overhauled after the network wrongly identified a 20-year-old university student as the Bondi Junction mass murderer, @australian https://t.co/BFuKGSDYqn
The continued fall in ratings of key ABC radio programs, particularly the prestigious Sydney breakfast show hosted by Craig Reucassel, have become such a concern for executives that a shake-up of on-air personnel is being quietly ยญcanvassed, @australian. https://t.co/Hp96ctUnAZ