Michael Rowland to leave ABC Breakfast after almost 15 years

ABC co-host Michael Rowland will leave the ABC News Breakfast show on December 13.

Transcript

00:00Now, before we go on, I have some news to announce, and the team's here, they know this

00:05news already. I'm leaving News Breakfast at the end of next week. I'm sorry to the viewers out

00:12there for the short notice. I'm not one for long and drawn out farewells. I wanted minimal fuss.

00:18But after 15 years of 3am starts, I love the job. It's the best job I've had in the ABC,

00:24in fact, anywhere. But after 15 years of 3am starts, my body is screaming enough,

00:31and so too is my wife. It's been an immense privilege to be here for 15 years presenting

00:38the news to our viewers. That to me has been by far the most important part of the job for me.

00:45Sure, I've enjoyed flicking the switch to vaudeville doing all the Breakfast TV stuff,

00:49but to be here every morning, bringing you news good and bad has been a great joy.

00:55I do leave with a heavy heart. The ABC asked me to stay on until at least the next election, which

01:02may not be until May. I've decided now is the right time to step back. Thank you to the bosses

01:09for being so supportive of that. I'm going to take a long break and come back to the ABC

01:15to some other projects towards the middle of next year.