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Vale: Peter Leonard
Former WIN TV newsreader Peter Leonard, died yesterday. He was 66.
Best known for his 15 years as anchorman at WIN Canberra, he lost a long battle with mesothelioma.
Leonard retired from WIN in July last year after being a fixture in the homes of many Canberrans. ”It’s a privilege to do this job. You get a view of the community like no other job lets you, and it really is a privilege,” he said at the time. He lived in Canberra for more than 50 years.
Leonard did five years of work experience …
Denis Walter to exit WIN News
WIN TV’s Victorian newsreader Denis Walter is leaving his presenter role after more than 15 years after being offered the afternoon shift on radio 3AW.
Walter will finish reading the local bulletin he has presented at Ballarat in November, for the afternoon vacancy following the retirement of veteran entertainer Ernie Sigley. He has been part of the 3AW stable for some time, filling in for Sigley over summer, and presenting on weekends.
But the logistics of presenting radio in Melbourne and television in Ballarat make both jobs impossible, not to mention all the …
WIN News cuts Queensland staff
Cutbacks at WIN Television will see the loss of one journalist and one cameraman from several of its Queensland newsrooms.
The staff cuts will affect Townsville, Cairns, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast.
But State news director for WIN, Steve Marshall, says the cuts will provide additional news services in Mackay, Bundaberg and Hervey Bay. He says there will be no change in local news content.
“We’ve always had an extra staff member in relation to reporting because a little while back we decided rather than bring on casuals we would have a spare …
WIN TV news chief sacked
The chief of staff of WIN TV news in Canberra has been sacked and a political reporter stood down after a complaint to the station about by an ACT politician’s senior staff member.
The complaint from a senior member of Chief Minister Jon Stanhope’s staff pertained to a story on government-owned fleet management company Rhodium. It is understood the sackings were in part because a story aired with statements that have since been alleged to be defamatory.
John Roe was sacked from his position at the Canberra news station at 11am on Thursday …