Aussie newsman Ross Dagan heads home to Seven Brisbane after NZ stint

Ross Dagan is returning to Australia after just 10 months in New Zealand to helm the Seven Network’s Brisbane newsroom.

The highly experienced television operator quit his job as head of TVNZ’s news and current affairs on the eve of launching a new 7pm program called Seven Sharp.

Dagan was lured back to Australia by Seven’s new network director of news Rob Raschke, who previously ran Seven’s Brisbane news division.

Raschke will in turn take over from the retiring Seven executive Peter Meakin, who finishes in June after a ground breaking career in Australian television journalism.