\n\t\t\t\t\tABC journalist resigns to take up new role at NITV.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
ABC journalist Dan Bourchier has been appointed General Manager of NITV.<\/p>\n
A proud Aboriginal man who grew up on Warumungu Country, NT, he has also been Chair of the ABC\u2019s Bonner Committee.<\/p>\n
As General Manager, Bourchier will oversee broadcast and digital strategy and lead day-to-day operations, as well as contribute through select on-air appearances and public outreach.<\/p>\n
He joins as SBS expands its commitment to amplifying First Nations stories and perspectives, following Tanya Denning-Orman\u2019s appointment as SBS Director, First Nations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis feels like coming home. NITV gave me my start in television back in 2010 as a political reporter, and returning now as General Manager is a privilege. NITV has always been an incubator of talented journalists and storytellers and is today investing more than ever in original First Nations programming, working with the First Nations media sector across the country,\u201d said Bourchier.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to work alongside such incredible people \u2013 a team that continues to blaze a trail in truth-telling the stories that reflect the depth, diversity and strength of our communities. Together, we\u2019ll build on NITV\u2019s proud legacy and take it even more powerfully into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDan brings a wealth of media experience, strong cultural knowledge, and a passion for championing First Nations voices \u2014 all deeply valuable as NITV enters this exciting new era,\u201d said Denning-Orman.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to working with Dan to share the vital work delivered by NITV with wider audiences across the entire network, and ensuring First Nations voices are deeply embedded in our national storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n
SBS Director of Television Kathryn Fink said: \u201dWe\u2019re delighted to welcome Dan back. His incredible experience and commitment to First Nations storytelling will be instrumental as he leads NITV\u2019s talented team. NITV has never been stronger, with prime-time audiences growing in a declining linear market, thriving digital platforms, a rich pipeline of First Nations content, and growing commercial revenue. Dan\u2019s leadership will build on this momentum and take NITV to the next level, while ensuring its influence continues to be felt across the media landscape, elevating First Nations stories.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bourchier will commence in his role as General Manager of NITV on 29 September 2025.<\/p>\n
Bourchier was most recently a senior news anchor for the ABC News Channel since 2024 and has been Chair of the ABC\u2019s Bonner Committee since 2022. Prior to this, he led the ABC\u2019s national coverage of the Voice to Parliament Referendum and hosted The Drum. He is also an accomplished company director and has held governance leadership roles including Chair of BlakDance, Council Member of the University of Canberra Council, and Non-Executive Director of Outback Stores.<\/p>\n
Established in 2007, NITV is available free-to-air as part of the SBS network since December 2012 and today delivers award-winning, critically acclaimed First Nations content across news, current affairs, drama, documentary, entertainment, sport and children\u2019s programming. In 2024-25, NITV reached 4.1 million Australians monthly on linear and SBS On Demand, helping drive almost 19 million hours of Indigenous content consumed across the SBS network\u2019s television, audio and digital platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ABC journalist resigns to take up new role at NITV. ABC journalist Dan Bourchier has been appointed General…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81920,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-81919","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}