Liz Hayes ‘pursuing new opportunities’ away from Nine after 44 years
Liz Hayes has announced she will be “pursuing new opportunities outside of the 9Network in 2025″, after an amazing 44-year run.
Her tenure spans 9News, Today, 60 Minutes and Under Investigation with Liz Hayes.
Although the network assures “Liz will remain part of the Nine family”, promising future appearances for “special stories and events broadcast on the 9Network”, the wording is certainly that of a retirement from the network.
Hayes said: “When I arrived at Nine I had little more than a notebook and a typewriter, but like my new and far more experienced colleagues, I carried with me an enormous passion for telling stories. I was blessed. I had found my tribe. Even Nine’s owner at the time, Kerry Packer, seemed to carry the same passionate story telling gene.
“Of course since then much has changed. The media world has evolved as have I. What hasn’t changed is the need for good stories to be told, and I will continue to tell them.
“I leave Nine grateful for the decades of experience, the wonderful friendships that have endured and deeply appreciative to the many people who trusted me to tell their stories.”
Nine’s director of television, Michael Healy said: “Liz Hayes is an Australian television legend and has dedicated most of her career to Nine, she will leave an undeniable legacy.
“Her many accomplishments speak volumes about the type of journalist she is – tenacious, a truth seeker, and above all, a storyteller. I’d like to recognise Liz for the impact she has had on Australian journalism and thank her for all she has done for Nine over the past 44 years.
“We know Liz’s next chapter will be just as successful as her last, and she has our full support.”
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Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.
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