Another Channel Seven executive is parting ways with the network.
Melbourne 7News editor Shaun Menegola announced his resignation on Friday in a letter to employees.
“Quickest note to let you know that I have decided to end my stay here at Melbourne News,” he revealed.
“It’s totally my decision and one I’ve been thinking about for a long time.”
Menegeola said the decision was simply to spend more time with family.
Melbourne 7News editor Shaun Menegola (pictured) announced his resignation on Friday in a letter to employees.
“It’s not something driven by anything other than the fact that I’m looking to take a break to recharge and reset, and spend time in my home state of WA with my family,” he wrote.
‘I couldn’t be more proud of what this team has achieved over the last five years and the newsletters we put out every night. It’s been a highlight of nearly three decades running newsletters and newsrooms.’
He added that he will remain at Seven “for some weeks or months” and that a replacement has not yet been revealed.
“Quick note to let you know that I have decided to end my time here in the news in Melbourne,” he revealed.
Menegola joined the Melbourne newsroom in January 2019 replacing former Herald Sun editor Simon Pristel after five years at Channel Nine in Perth.
Before that, he worked as news director for Seven in Perth for more than a decade.
It comes after Channel Seven head of news Craig McPherson left the network last Monday.
Seven confirmed that McPherson, partner of Dancing With The Stars host Sonia Kruger, had suddenly left his role as the network’s director of news and public affairs after nine years in the role.
He will be replaced by Anthony De Ceglie, who currently works as editor-in-chief of News Corp’s Western Australian mastheads.
Menegeola revealed that the decision was simply to spend more time with the family
It comes after Channel Seven head of news Craig McPherson (pictured) left the network last Monday.
“Mr McPherson played a key role in leading Seven’s news and public affairs offering during two spells at Seven, including a long successful period at the helm of Today Tonight,” a Seven press release said.
“He has overseen many consecutive years of audience leadership for Sunrise and The Morning Show.”
McPherson said in the statement that he had been considering moving on for a while, but ultimately decided that “now is a good time for everyone to have a fresh start.”
He was the fourth executive to leave the network in April following the scandal over Spotlight’s lucrative deal with Lehrmann, who was found by the Federal Court to have raped Brittany Higgins on a civil scale.
