“It is a challenge in some ways because the expectations are higher,and it’s more of a platform,” says Epstein,who was revealed as the newMornings host on Trioli’s program on Friday morning. “The question in my mind is:is it an evolution or a revolution from what I’ve done - and answering that will be the fun part.”
Epstein is a vastly experienced reporter and presenter,and has worked for both the ABC and Fairfax (now Nine) newspapers. He has been a European-based foreign correspondent for the ABC,and has won two Walkley awards for investigative reporting with his exposure in 2004 of links between corrupt police and underworld murders and his report in 2006 that exonerated Dr Mohamed Haneef,who had been held under anti-terrorism laws.
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The change in the ABC’s line-up comes on the same day as the ABC’s talk radio rival 3AW,owned by Nine,which also owns this masthead,confirmed the rumours aboutNeil Mitchell’s imminent departure were true.
Broadcasting from Southern Cross railway station on Friday morning,Mitchell - who has hosted the morning show since 1990 - announced that he would step down from the role.
The departure of the 71-year-old former newspaperman brings to an end one of the longest and most successful careers in Australian broadcasting.