Bridget Brennan, who became the first Indigenous panellist on Insiders in 2020, will take her seat on the couch after Lisa Millar departs next week.
Bridget Brennan, one of the rising stars of the ABC, has been appointed co-host of the broadcaster’s flagship morning TV programBrennan’s appointment was revealed on the show on Thursday morning by Michael Rowland, who remains with the program, and Lisa Millar, who will leave on August 23 after five years on the couch.“I’m delighted Bridget has agreed to take up this leading role,” said ABC director of news Justin Stevens.
“It was tough at points when I wasn’t surrounded by my Aboriginal culture and family, and I think that’s actually a common thing for a lot of Aboriginal people,” Brennan said. Millar is another ABC veteran, having joined the broadcaster in the early 1990s. Long before they shared a couch, she and Rowland worked together as young ABC correspondents covering the 1996 federal election. She will stay with the broadcaster in a number of roles, including as host ofin September 2021.
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