Ten newsreader Mal Walden to retire as Stephen Quartermain moves across from sports desk

Tim Burrowes

September 2, 2013 10:43

Walden, left, will hand over to Quartermain

Ten’s veteran Melbourne presenter Mal Walden is to retire at the end of the year, the network has announced. He will be succeeded by sportscaster Stephen Quartermain.

Walden has been a presence on Melbourne TV for four decades.

He said: “I could not endorse a more appropriate or more qualified colleague than Stephen to carry on the tradition of newsreader here at Ten.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.