Bridget Brennan will be the new co-presenter of News Breakfast after Lisa Millar announced she was stepping down.
The announcement was made public on Thursday morning.
Brennan, who has been with ABC since 2010, will take over as co-anchor alongside Michael Rowland.
Sharing the news with viewers Thursday morning, Brennan said she was “honoured and excited” to begin the new role.
“It’s been a dream come true to work with Michael and Lisa, who I’ve been watching for years, and to sit alongside you, learn from you both and become deep and wonderful friends has been a privilege,” he said.
Brennan began working at the ABC as a cadet journalist and previously worked as the broadcaster’s Indigenous Affairs Editor and National Indigenous Affairs Correspondent.
The announcement comes weeks after Millar, 55, revealed he will be ending the show on August 23.
“It’s been a fantastic last five years, whether it’s been interviewing prime ministers and world opinion leaders or being supported at karaoke by my childhood idol Gladys Knight,” Millar said on air in July.
Bridget Brennan (pictured) will be the new co-presenter of ABC News Breakfast after Lisa Millar announced in July that she would be stepping down.
“In 35 years of journalism, I have never done anything so exciting, unpredictable and fun. This has only worked because of the incredible team in front of the cameras and behind the scenes, who have made me laugh.”
She will remain at ABC, focusing on her other projects: as narrator of the Logie-nominated series Muster Dogs, as guest presenter of Back Roads and as co-host of the podcast The Newsreader.
“I’m off to more adventures with Back Roads and Muster Dogs. Muster Dogs is just getting bigger and bigger. There’s a lot to do and exciting new projects. That means it’s a farewell,” Millar said.
Millar has been with the ABC since 1993. Her departure from ABC News Breakfast comes after she lashed out at “disgusting” internet trolls who had criticised her appearance in March, while also criticising media coverage of the abuse she had suffered.
Brennan, who has been with ABC since 2010, will take over as co-anchor alongside Michael Rowland (pictured left).
The announcement comes weeks after Millar, 55, revealed he will be ending the show on August 23.
She said she felt sickened by the comments, especially since they were made so close to International Women’s Day.
“The fact that what I wore on Monday attracted nasty comments on Twitter, disgusting personal insults that I did not want to and could not repeat here, was disturbing,” she said at the time.
‘I’m angry on this International Women’s Day. Angry on behalf of myself and also on behalf of other women, young women, who see these stories and see someone like me being violently abused day in and day out, for whatever reason the harassers can find.
“I’m worried that this might make you think that progress isn’t being made and that it’s not worth it to be a woman in the public sphere.”
Brennan began working at the ABC as a cadet journalist and previously worked as the broadcaster’s Indigenous Affairs Editor and National Indigenous Affairs Correspondent.