Nine announces new Queensland and WA TV news directors

Nine has announced even more movements this week, confirming new TV news directors for both Queensland and Western Australia.

Just a day after confirming the resignation of chief sales officer, Michael Stephenson, on Wednesday, the media giant has confirmed the appointments of Brendan Hockings for Queensland and Michael Genovese for WA.

Hockings, who has been acting in the role since November, will oversee 9News operations in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Darwin, while Genovese – who has previously worked in a number of positions at Nine including WAtoday and 6PR – will take over the Perth newsroom having been acting in the role for the past three months.

“We were overwhelmed with applications from highly talented journalists and leaders during this process and these internal appointments showcase the depth we have within 9News,” director of TV news & current affairs, Fiona Dear, said.