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Rod Young to retire from Seven News Gold Coast

Veteran news presenter to retire this Thursday, wrapping a stellar 45 years in journalism.

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Veteran Seven News presenter Rod Young will retire this Thursday, wrapping a stellar 45 years in journalism.

Young joined Seven News Brisbane in 2002 where he co-presented weeknight bulletins alongside “work wife” Kay McGrath for almost a decade before relocating tothe Gold Coast where he co-presents with Amanda Abate.

He was previously at ABC News Brisbane where he began working in the late 1970s and at station 2GO at Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast.

“To the legions of loyal supporters who’ve been there over many years, a heartfelt thank you. My sincerest gratitude for the encouragement that has kept me going through good and bad,” he told the Gold Coast Bulletin.

Seven’s Brisbane and Gold Coast news director Neil Warren said, “Seven News has been fortunate to have Rod as part of our team for many of those years. He quickly earned the trust of viewers, delivering the news with absolute authority.”

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  1. Is Samantha Heathwood (ex-Nine News Local QLD and Darwin who has now joined Seven) going to be the new anchor/newsreader of Seven Gold Coast 5:30PM bulletin ? Or could she be at least a fill-in for the Seven Local News bulletins for other regions of QLD outside of Brisbane ? If anyone knows anything please post it here !

  2. Rod and kaye mcgrath were brisbanes best news readers in my view. They are both gone now…have a great retirement Rod, you will be missed.

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