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| Hamish Macdonald announced as new host of ABC's Q&A | Hamish Macdonald announced as new host of ABC's Q&A |
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| Macdonald will officially replace Tony Jones as the host of the panel discussion show in 2020 | Macdonald will officially replace Tony Jones as the host of the panel discussion show in 2020 |
| The ABC has announced that Hamish Macdonald will be the next host of Q&A ending months of speculation over who would fill the role. | The ABC has announced that Hamish Macdonald will be the next host of Q&A ending months of speculation over who would fill the role. |
| He will replace long-serving presenter Tony Jones who stepped down from the position earlier this year. | He will replace long-serving presenter Tony Jones who stepped down from the position earlier this year. |
| Macdonald will take over at Q&A from the start of the 2020 season in February, the ABC said in a press release. He will also become a regular member of the RN Breakfast on-air team and will be reporting internationally with Foreign Correspondent. | |
| “I’m so passionate about telling the big stories of our time through Australian eyes, for an Australian audience,” said Macdonald. | |
| “I’m proud to join this great Australian institution and can’t wait to serve the audience by continuing the big and important conversations each week.” | |
| Director, News Gaven Morris said: “Hosting Q&A requires a special set of skills. It needs someone who is articulate and also a great listener, well connected, interested in everything and fully across news and current events at home and abroad. Hamish can do all of that. | |
| “He is an integral part of our plans to continue to evolve Q&A alongside new executive producer Erin Vincent and the program team.” | |
| The news was greeted on Twitter with congratulations from other ABC hosts. | The news was greeted on Twitter with congratulations from other ABC hosts. |