ABC news director Gaven Morris resigns after ‘enormous contribution’ to broadcaster

ABC news director Gaven Morris has resigned after six years in the top job, saying he won’t sign a new contract as he wants to seek a new challenge.

Morris, who set up the ABC News Channel in 2010, was appointed director of news in 2015 aged 43 after starting as a reporter when he was 20.

“Gaven’s contribution to the ABC has been enormous,” ABC managing director David Anderson told staff.

“His strategic vision and boundless drive and energy have been integral to a string of achievements, including leading the 2010 launch of the ABC News Channel; spearheading ABC News’s rise to digital excellence; creating the journalistic powerhouses of ABC Investigations and the Specialist Reporting Team; fostering News’s culture of diversity and inclusion; and driving the strategy to make News’s content and services more relevant to all Australians.”

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source: theguardian.com