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Wilkins’ post-ARIA absence from Today

With Karl Stefanovic apparently yet to sign on the dotted line for another year at the helm of Nine’s Today Show, the final Friday of the ratings year might have seemed like a good day for potential successors to impress the bosses.

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Karl points at his watch after Wilkins failed to wake up for Today

Long shot Richard Wilkins took a slightly different approach, with the show’s entertainment editor failing to arrive in time for the show.

Half an hour after going on air, Karl and co-host Lisa Wilkinson revealed that Wilkins was a no-show after what was presumably a big night at the ARIA Awards, leaving his fellow presenters to talk over footage of the music industry bash.

Wilkins finally turned up on screen about 75 minutes into the show.

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