‘You’ve got to laugh’: Farewell to veteran ABC newsreader Ian Henderson goes awry

October 12, 2018 10:29

The ABC’s farewell to Melbourne newsreader Ian Henderson went wrong last night when the broadcaster was forced to switch to the Sydney news after a series of technical glitches.

15 minutes into the bulletin, which was to be Henderson’s last after 25 years of being the face of ABC News in Melbourne, the show abruptly switched to the NSW feed featuring Sydney-based Juanita Phillips.

Melbourne ABC viewers were furious with the switch and, as expected vented their anger on social media.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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ABC ABC Melbourne ABC TV Craig McMurtrie Ian Henderson Mary Gearin Tamara Oudyn

1 COMMENTS

zumabeach 12 Oct 18

Well, it is the ABC. If it happened on a commercial network the guilty party would get a bollocking, if not the sack – not that what passes for news on 7, 9 or 10 adds up to much (if it bleeds it leads) these days. At dear old Aunty, however, the naughty person would get six months of taxpayer funded counselling and stress leave.

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