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Tony Jones confirms he will leave ABC
Jones will finish up later this year, to accompany wife Sarah Ferguson in China.
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Tony Jones has confirmed will depart ABC before the end of the year.
Jones will head to Asia with his wife Sarah Ferguson, to accompany her in her new role as the ABC’s China bureau chief.
“I love doing Q&A,” Jones tells The Australian. “But going to China is an opportunity that is too good to miss.”
He will cut down his Q&A hosting to between 30 and 35 shows this year.
Jones is also negotiating a few short stints on Q&A for 2020 and beyond, which could mean up to 15 shows for him next year.
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8 Responses
Very disappointed.. For me, Q&A is Tony Jones..
I can’t imagine anybody else will be able to fill his shoes..
If ABC is worried about budgets then I would think Australia could survive without Q&As from China.
We’ve had a one-off from Indonesia but that would be about all we could expect.
Wow, I didn’t even realise Sarah Ferguson was his wife. Be interesting to see who replaces him.
Another ABC leftist I imagine.. as there’s no-one from the centre right employed there
A few q and A’s from China! He doesn’t even travel to other state outside of the regular Melbourne and occasional Brisbane. Imagine if he went to Darwin, Perth or Hobart!
Maybe the Australian broadcaster could move the show to a different state outside of Sydney, where almost every other show comes from.
Hamish Macdonald and a suitable female host or two could each do 10-15 shows each to maintain the full year?
Understandable. It would be a tough gig, separated from wife by such distance for so long. A few Q&As from China. Would be interesting but…