Stan Grant's replacement announced
Months after Stan Grant's shock departure from ABC's Q+A program, his replacement has been announced to take over the coveted hosting gig.
Grant walked away from the program earlier this year after a seemingly endless barrage of criticism and racism over his coverage of King Charles coronation, saying he was stepping away from the show indefinitely.
On Monday morning, the national broadcaster announced his replacement, more than two months after Grant's final Q+A show.
Patricia Karvelas is set to replace Grant as host of the show for the remainder of the year, as ABC confirmed Grant is still on indefinite leave.
Karvelas will continue to host Breakfast on Radio National from Tuesday to Friday, and has been filling in as the program’s temporary anchor following Grant absence.
The broadcaster’s director Justin Stevens said Karvelas “has been doing an outstanding job as fill-in host and we’re delighted she has agreed to continue in that role”.
Stan Grant's sudden departure shocked audiences, as he called out the racist vitriol he was constantly subject to as a public figure, while also condemning ABC for not speaking up in his defence.
"Racism is a crime. Racism is violence. And I have had enough,” he wrote at the time of his departure.
“I am writing this because no one at the ABC — whose producers invited me onto their coronation coverage as a guest — has uttered one word of public support,” he wrote.
“Not one ABC executive has publicly refuted the lies written or spoken about me."
“I don’t hold any individual responsible; this is an institutional failure.”
Grant will continue to stay on at ABC and contribute to “a number” of different programs, with Justin Stevens commending him as “one of the country’s finest journalists, storytellers and broadcasters”.
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