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New head at TEN News Sydney

Network TEN Ten today announced Cathie Schnitzerling, head of its Brisbane News team, will take up charge as its Sydney News Director.

She replaces David Breen who leaves at the end of the month.

TEN’s head of News, Jim Carroll said, “In her eight years with TEN News, Cathie has excelled as a senior producer, news editor and since 2005 as head of our Brisbane News team.

“With her keen editorial judgement and strong management skills, Cathie is more than ready to take on the challenge of the Sydney market.”

Press Release:

Network Ten today announced Cathie Schnitzerling’s appointment as Sydney News director.

Ms Schnitzerling currently heads TEN’s Brisbane News team, and her move follows the decision by David Breen – who has held the Sydney News director role since 2003 – to depart TEN at the end of December.

TEN’s head of News, Jim Carroll, commented: “Over the past 12 years, David has made an enormous contribution in a number of key editorial roles culminating in his promotion to Sydney News director four years ago.

“David managed our Sydney news team through a period of great activity and played an integral part in the expansion of our national news bulletins over the past two years.

“He has taken a keen interest in the employment and development of young reporters and producers and they have benefited significantly from his experience.

“David is a person of the highest journalistic and personal integrity and his many friends and colleagues here at TEN will miss him and wish him well. However, we understand his desire to take a break and then seek a new challenge.”

Mr Breen said: “I have spent more than a decade at TEN and thoroughly enjoyed steering the Sydney newsroom over the past four years. Through various network roles working with such great news people across the country has also been immensely satisfying but I must admit the prospect of moving into something new is exciting.”

Mr Carroll congratulated Ms Schnitzerling on her new position: “In her eight years with TEN News, Cathie has excelled as a senior producer, news editor and since 2005 as head of our Brisbane News team.

“With her keen editorial judgement and strong management skills, Cathie is more than ready to take on the challenge of the Sydney market.”

Ms Schnitzerling said: “I’ve worked closely with many of the Sydney news team over the years and I’m looking forward to building on those foundations. It’s a dynamic newsroom with an appealing mix of youth and experience and I welcome the opportunity to be a part of TEN Sydney’s news environment.”

Cathie Schnitzerling began her career with Nine News in Brisbane after completing an Arts degree at the University of Southern Queensland.

Following six years reporting for a number of Nine programs, she moved to ABC television where she presented and reported for Landline and also worked as a radio presenter on The Country Hour and ABC Coast-FM.

Ms Schnitzerling joined TEN News in Melbourne in 1997 as a senior news producer and transferred to Brisbane two years later.

She has produced two independent documentaries and a short drama. Among her professional citations is a Queensland Media Award for Best Documentary in 2000.

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