Tony Armstrong slammed by ABC for allegedly not getting ‘green light’ to work on NRMA Insurance ads
Tony Armstrong has been blasted by his own employer regarding a side gig the presenter did with NRMA Insurance.
Covered on Media Watch on Monday evening, host Janine Perrett claimed that Armstrong – who announced last week he would be leaving ABC News Breakfast this Friday – did not get clearance by the national broadcaster to do the voiceover work for NRMA.
Though Perrett conceded many ABC presenters have conducted “outside work” like corporate MC work, she claimed that Armstrong did not seek the proper clearance on this occasion.
“Putting aside whether doing such corporate work is advisable – for ABC journalists, we think it is problematic – voicing a commercial is a whole other game,” Perrett said.
