BREAKING: Melissa Doyle leaves Channel Seven after 25 years
Veteran broadcaster Melissa Doyle has left Channel Seven after 25 years, the network announced on Friday.
The former Sunrise host said in a statement: ‘For 25 years, I have called Channel Seven home. I’ve had the privilege to share stories that mattered, meet incredible people and be there for significant moments in history.
‘I am incredibly proud of the work I have done and appreciative of the trust and warmth our viewers have shown me.
End of an era: Veteran broadcaster Melissa Doyle has left Channel Seven after 25 years, the network announced on Friday
‘I want to thank the consummate professionals I have worked with along the way, in particular our Chairman Kerry Stokes for his constant support.
‘I leave Seven with a great deal of pride, satisfaction and gratitude.’
The 50-year-old TV journalist first joined the network’s Canberra bureau as a politcal reporter back in 1995.
She then moved to Sydney, working as a newsreader on the network’s 11AM program.
Melissa was one of Sunrise’s first hosts, before the breakfast TV show was temporarily axed in 1999, before being revived again the following year.
She rejoined the program in 2002, and also hosted a series of other shows for the network, including Today Tonight.
The veteran TV star announced she was leaving Sunrise in June 2013, and finished up at the program in August that same year.
She remained with the network, presenting Seven Afternoon News and Seven News at 7.
In 2016, she was announced as host and senior correspondent for Sunday Night, but the show was cancelled in October last year.
She joined fellow reporter Michael Usher as host of The Latest in March this year.
More to come.