Sally Sara will host Radio National Breakfast in 2025, replacing Patricia Karvelas, who is leaving the show after three years.
in 2025, and will be joined by a trio of journalists in a bid to revive the show’s ratings and audience.
Announced on the show on Friday morning, the two-time Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year will host the show at a new start time of 5.30am, instead of 6am. She replaces Patricia Karvelas, who is leaving the show after three years.
Breakfast’s total audience in Australia’s two largest cities has halved over that period. In Melbourne, the show’s cumulative audience fell from 147,000 to 62,000, and from 140,000 to 70,000 in Sydney. However, audience declines are not limited to Radio National.ABC chair Kim Williams has spoken at length about his aspirations for Radio National to recreate the influence and reach of the BBC’s Radio 4.
The ABC has been undertaking a station review of Radio National, including a reassessment of its programming schedule and how to replace its current “think bigger” tagline and mission statement.Calum Jaspan
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