Chris Bath steps down, announces Tom Oriti as her replacement

Host of the ABC Radio Sydney’s Drive program, Chris Bath, has resigned live on air during her Monday afternoon show.

Bath told listeners it had been a “big year” and “timing in life is a funny thing”.

Chris bath has resigned from the Drive program.

“I’ve decided to step down from Drive to pursue some passion projects and different opportunities away from the news cycle that have been beckoning for years,” she said.

Bath named her successor as fellow ABC radio journalist Tom Oriti, who is currently hosting the ABC NewsRadio Breakfast program and Background Briefing on ABC Radio National.

Bath will move to a new Sunday morning program on ABC Radio Sydney.

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“The new show will be an antidote to the relentlessness of the news cycle, celebrating people doing great things across NSW, and creating that sense of community that ABC local radio does so well,” Bath said.

The program will be heard from 10am to midday on Sundays.

Bath has been in the position since January, replacing Richard Glover, who stepped down at the end of last year following a 26-year tenure.