Sharyn Ghidella has confirmed her exciting new job following her shock dismissal from Channel Seven.
The 57-year-old Queensland-based news presenter was sacked from 7News last month after 17 years at the network amid a series of media job cuts.
She has now confirmed she will be joining Network 10 to present the 5pm Queensland news bulletin in an exciting new venture.
Her move to the network will also bring the 10 News First program back to its Brisbane studios after years of being read from Sydney.
Sharyn described her new job as a “full circle moment” as she returns to Network 10 after beginning her career in metropolitan news with the channel in 1990.
“Returning to 10 News First feels like coming home,” the veteran broadcaster said in a statement.
‘Channel 10 gave me my first big break in the early 90s and to be back here, delivering a local news service to Queenslanders, is beyond exciting.’
Current 10 News First anchor Sandra Sully will hand over the reins to Sharyn next month and said she is “delighted” to have Sharyn take on the role.
Sharyn Ghidella has confirmed her exciting new job following her shock dismissal from Channel Seven last month amid a series of media job cuts.
“I have known Sharyn for many years and I am delighted to hand over the Brisbane newsletter to another Queenslander,” she said.
“It’s wonderful to have our local news in such good hands, and I’m delighted to welcome Sharyn home at 10. I can’t wait to see the great things she and our local Queensland team will do together.”
Erin Edwards, Executive Editor of 10 News First Queensland, added: “Sharyn is a masterful journalist. She digs deep into every story to bring Queenslanders the uncomplicated facts.
“Sharyn loves Queensland. She understands Queensland. We look forward to starting a new chapter at 10 News First Queensland.”
Sharyn grew up in the North Queensland town of Babinda and completed a Bachelor of Business Communications in Brisbane before beginning a career in journalism.
She was recruited by Channel 10’s Brisbane newsroom at the age of 24 as a roving reporter and news update presenter.
Sharyn moved to Sydney’s Nine Network in 1992 and became a regular news presenter on the Today Show, before moving to the Seven Network in 2007.
She has presented the broadcaster’s Brisbane bulletin since 2013 but was sacked from the role after 17 years last month.
Sharyn confirmed The news of his job loss in an impassioned Facebook post, in which she reveals how she found out she had been cut while at the hairdresser’s.
She has confirmed she will be joining Network 10 as presenter of the 5pm Queensland news bulletin in an exciting new venture.
After several weeks of anxiety over job cuts, he criticized the ailing network for prioritizing gimmicks like astrological readings over retaining veteran talent.
“When you work in television for as long as I have, not a day goes by that you don’t expect a tap on the shoulder… After 38 years, I finally got a tap on the shoulder,” he began.
“It wasn’t exactly how I expected to end up at Channel Seven. I was sitting in the hairdressers for work when I got a call telling me that after 17 years at the network, my time was up.”
She said her recent time at the network had been “miserable” and she was glad to be walking out the door.
“While I am a little saddened by this decision, I also feel a certain relief. As has been widely reported, the past two weeks on television have sadly been a miserable affair,” he wrote.
‘A long list of talented, loyal and dedicated employees have been shown the door, in what seems to have been a never-ending process of slowly ripping off the band-aid when it comes to removing what has been deemed excess stock.
“These people are some of the best content creators in the industry. They’re good people and it’s been heartbreaking to watch.”
She said she was not a fan of the rebranding of the network’s news programming, which will see comedian Mark Humphries doing a comedy sketch at 6.57pm tonight, and ‘Astro Tash’ starting an astrology report next week.
The 57-year-old Queensland news presenter was axed from 7News last month after 17 years at the network in a shock cost-cutting move.
“I’m also not one to like the evening news with humor and horoscopes, so to be honest, it’s time for me to go,” she continued.
“As I often say, the caravan moves on. There is certainly still a lot of talent in the team and I wish them all the best for the future.”
He ended his post by thanking the many friends he had made throughout his long career online.
There has been a bloodbath at Seven in the wake of cost cuts as the broadcaster’s news division comes under new management.
Three big names joining the network include veterans Robert Ovadia, Andrew Frampton and seasoned Melbourne crime reporter Cameron Baud.
