Channel Nine revamps Today show line up
Big changes are coming to Channel Nine's flagship Today show, following the departure of popular newsreader Brooke Boney.
The shake-up to the morning show's line-up was confirmed on Monday and will affect both the weekday and weekend programs.
Jayne Azzopardi, a former Sydney news reporter, will replace Boney on the morning news desk.
Azzopardi's role as co-host of Weekend Today will now be taken over by Sophie Walsh, who will co-host alongside fellow veteran Nine presenter Clint Stanaway.
Walsh has worked at Channel Nine for 15 years, after first joining the broadcaster as a news reporter in 2009.
In another change for Weekend Today, senior journalist Lizzie Pearl will cover the news while Dan Anstey will present the weather.
Renee Bargh, who has regularly featured on the Today show in the past has been officially welcomed to the team as an entertainment reporter.
Confirmation of the changes comes after an emotional week among staff at the Today show with Boney's departure last Friday.
"Thank you for accepting me. I know that I don't fit the mould and I'm grateful for each and every one of you for tuning in every day," Boney said during her farewell.
The journalist, who was joined by her mother on the couch, became emotional as she reflected on her experience.
"I'm so grateful for every opportunity that I've been given here, I've done things I never dreamed possible," Boney said.
"For someone like me, I grew up in housing commission, so this is really beyond my wildest dreams.
"I mean, I just spent a month at the Olympics. I've been to the Oscars... all around the world to do things that most people don't get to do."
During her final show last week Today host Karl Stefanovic also told her that she was well loved and respected.
“We love you and everything you represent, how hard you work,” he said.
Boney announced her departure earlier this year after she was offered a position to study at Oxford University.
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