Buttrose to quit ABC as contenders circle

Original article by Sophie Elsworth, Nick Tabakoff
The Australian – Page: 3 : 23-Aug-23

Peter Tonagh is widely regarded as the leading internal contender to succeed Ita Buttrose as the ABC’s chair. Buttrose has advised that she will not seek a second five-year term as the public broadcaster’s chair when her current term expires in March 2024. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says Buttrose was "the right chair for the right time". Tonagh is currently the ABC’s deputy chair, while other potential candidates are said to include former Foxtel CEO Kim Williams and lawyer Danny Gilbert. Meanwhile, former Q+A host Stan Grant has confirmed that he has left the ABC and intends to make a permanent departure from "daily journalism" after four decades in the media industry.

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