{"id":263578,"date":"2025-11-05T05:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/263578\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T05:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:16:09","slug":"channel-9-announces-samantha-armytage-as-host-of-today-as-karl-stefanovic-takes-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/263578\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 9 announces Samantha Armytage as host of Today as Karl Stefanovic takes leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following plenty of speculation about <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/samantha-armytage-addresses-rumours-she-will-host-today-with-karl-stefanovic-very-hard-223536242.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Samantha Armytage\u2019s future on Channel 9;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha Armytage\u2019s future on Channel 9<\/a> after <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/samantha-armytage-and-bear-myrdens-golden-bachelor-salaries-have-leaked-didnt-need-the-money-232213738.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Golden Bachelor;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Golden Bachelor<\/a>, the network has shared a major announcement about her next project. The former Sunrise host will be filling in for <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/karl-stefanovic-farewells-popular-today-host-after-shock-departure-great-human-033001304.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Karl Stefanovic;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Karl Stefanovic<\/a> and Sarah Abo on <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/todays-karl-stefanovic-shocked-by-co-hosts-bizarre-onlyfans-act-live-on-air-never-seen-that-before-015104925.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Today;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Today<\/a> over the Christmas break alongside Nova radio host Michael \u2018Wippa\u2019 Wipfli.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The holiday season will begin with Today Extra\u2019s David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffreys taking on the primary hosting duties, before Samantha and Wippa take over from mid-December until the end of the year. The show will then be led by Alison Piotrowski, Dr Nick Coatsworth, Joel Dry, and Jayne Azzopardi for the first few weeks of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RELATED:<\/p>\n<p>Who will host Today in 2026?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While rumours swirled that Samantha would be making an official return to breakfast TV in 2026, largely due to speculation that Sarah hadn\u2019t yet signed her contract, Channel 9 has confirmed that Karl and Sarah will be returning to the desk on Monday, January 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Samantha <a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/today-viewers-call-for-samantha-armytage-to-permanently-host-the-show-024545003.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:previously hosted Today;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously hosted Today<\/a>\u00a0over the summer break last year alongside weather presenter Dan Anstey, which marked her first role on the network since jumping ship from Channel 7.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Samantha Armytage and Dan Anstey on Today.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/26b15820-bf45-11ef-92dd-4f70f60d7265.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Samantha made a surprising return to breakfast TV in December 2024. Photo: Instagram\/thetodayshow<\/p>\n<p>Samantha spills on her future at Channel 9<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This comes after Samantha told <a data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/samantha-armytage-spills-on-her-future-at-channel-9-amid-karl-stefanovic-rumours-thrilled-015520885.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yahoo Lifestyle;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo Lifestyle<\/a>\u00a0that she was \u201cvery happy\u201d to be working primetime hours on The Golden Bachelor after years with an early morning alarm on Sunrise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLook, I&#8217;m under contract at Nine, and this is my first role at Nine, and it&#8217;s really lovely for me to have a show that is mine, that is new to Australia, and is just 100 per cent mine,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SHOP:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSo I love that, and I\u2019m also very happy in prime time. I think this is really a nice move in my career, and a nice place for me to land, so I&#8217;m thrilled with how everything&#8217;s going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Want the latest lifestyle and entertainment news? 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