Surprising name emerges as frontrunner for Media Watch host gig

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ABC investigative journalist and former foreign correspondent Linton Besser is firming as top contender for the role.

host Paul Barry announced his impending retirement, the question of who would step up to deliver the public broadcaster’s solemn Monday night sermons on the state of journalism has been the hottest tea in the news business.

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