Nine’s A Current Affair boss steps down after Logies misstep

Amy McCarthy, the executive producer of Nine’s A Current Affair, has officially resigned, following “a rough tough week” where a series of social media posts she made during the Logies were published in News Corp mastheads.

ACA reporter Steve Marshall will step in as interim executive producer while a replacement is sought. McCarthy will stay at Nine, joining the news production team.

During the Logies, McCarthy took to her Facebook page, which is set to private, to declare: “I can get drunk now. You thought you’d been spammed before! Standby!”

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