Ten’s Adelaide news director Grant Heading to depart

Tim Burrowes

August 1, 2011 2:29

Ten’s veteran Adelaide news chief Grant Heading is to step down at the end of the month, the network has announced. He will be replaced by Jeremy Pudney.

Heading joined Network Ten 23 years ago as news editor before becoming news director two years later.

Network Ten’s Adelaide GM Frank Filosi, said: “Grant has been a stalwart of the Adelaide media scene for over 40 years, first with the ABC and then with Network Ten.

“We will miss Grant, but fully understand his wish, after a lengthy and successful career with us, to give away the daily grind of running a busy newsroom.”

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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.