Georgie Gardner's bittersweet on-air goodbye
Channel Nine newsreader Georgie Gardner has bid farewell to her 9 News colleagues as she signed off on her last bulletin before taking on her new role as co-host of the Today show next year alongside Karl Stefanovic.
In a bittersweet on-air goodbye, Georgie, who has been part of the newsroom for 15 years, described her time on the news desk as “an honour and a privilege”.
Reflecting on her career, the 47-year-old said there was one story that stayed with her out of the hundreds she’s covered – the Lindt Café siege in Sydney.
“We couldn’t believe anything that horrific could happen on our doorstep,” she told 9 News online. “It changed the face of Sydney forever.”
As for the hardest bulletin she ever had to read? The sad news of her colleague and friend Peter Harvey’s death.
“I was just heading down to the studio when the call came through,” she said. “We knew it was potentially coming but to sit and read that introduction was a tough one. Having said that, I felt a great sense of pride in reading it on behalf of us all. We still miss him every day.”
And despite having read the news on Today up until three years ago, Georgie hasn’t been scared off by that 3.30 am alarm.
“I’m really excited to be back on the Today show. It’s an enormous opportunity, it’s a big job but a fabulous privilege and I think we’re going to have a whole lot of fun.”
Image credit: 9 News Sydney/Instagram.