Nine News Melbourne announces new deputy news director role

Nine News Melbourne has confirmed the appointment of a new deputy news director.

In an email sent to staff late on Thursday, Melbourne news director, Hugh Nailon, announced his need to “step up and help out with key elements of the broader news network”, and named producer Nathan Tanti to fill the position.

“This will put Nathan in charge of the day to day editorial and production operation of the GTV newsroom,” Nailon wrote.