ABC began international search to replace Justin Stevens as news director without his knowledge
Summary
ABC’s managing director, Hugh Marks, secretly hired a recruitment firm to find a new news director without Justin Stevens’ knowledge. Stevens, who worked at ABC News for 19 years, resigned after Simon Robinson was chosen as his replacement. Marks said the company needs to change to fix problems and better use resources.Key Facts
- Hugh Marks, ABC managing director, started a secret search for a new news director.
- Justin Stevens, the current news director, did not know about this search.
- Stevens resigned last month after Simon Robinson from Reuters was hired as his replacement.
- Marks said all ABC leadership roles are being reviewed as part of ongoing succession planning.
- ABC faces problems and stretched resources, especially in live news coverage.
- Marks suggested some old, long-running programs might be cut, but said the show "7.30" is not going away.
- ABC hired Grace Tame to host a podcast about autism, despite controversy over her past comments.
- Charlie Pickering criticized this hiring but later apologized for his remarks.
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