‘Unfortunate, to say the least’, ABC says after newsreader’s final sign-off crashes. Plus, premier gets Tele treatment
ABC news management has denied that budget cuts are responsible for Ian Henderson’s final Victorian bulletin crashing halfway though and robbing him of his historic farewell after four decades at Aunty.
Hendo’s farewell bulletin on Thursday, after 27 years in the 7pm spot, was read in front of his family and friends who had gathered in the studio, and was eagerly anticipated by viewers. ABC colleagues, including business editor Peter Ryan and former correspondent Peter Cave, had travelled to Melbourne for the night. But, after the screen froze and the autocue failed and the wrong images were screened, the Melbourne studio switched to the Sydney news and Hendo disappeared. No sign-off from Hendo. Viewers were devastated but Hendo took it in his stride.
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