Seven hires ABC’s Steve Taylor to replace Mark Lewellyn as Sunday Night EP
Network Seven has hired ABC Foreign Correspondent producer Steve Taylor to replace Mark Lewellyn as executive producer of Sunday Night.
Lewellyn left the show last month after he allegedly assaulted fellow producer Paul Waterhouse, although he is set to remain with Seven.
Taylor has been the producer of Foreign Correspondent for the last five years, and before that produced award winning segments for Four Corners, and led the national 7.30 report for four years from 2003. His departure is not related to the ongoing redundancies at the public broadcaster.
Tim Worner, CEO of Seven West Media, said: “We are delighted to secure Steve. He has an outstanding track record of leadership, creativity and commitment to great journalism. He will lead an outstanding group of people at Sunday Night and add further strength to our expanding presence in news and public affairs.”The move comes as Seven continues to look to beef up its current affairs schedule to challenge Nine. This year Chris Bath was moved to host Sunday Night as it looked to claw back ratings from Nine’s 60 Minutes, although it has yet to topple its opponent.
