Beloved 9News host Georgie Gardner has announced she\u2019s leaving Nine after 25 years with the network. <\/p>\n
A perfectly timed statement and social media announcement from the host herself was sent out just after lunch on Friday sharing the news of her shock departure. <\/p>\n
\u201cNine has today announced respected journalist and presenter Georgie Gardner has called time on her near 25-year career at Nine,\u201d the network\u2019s statement read. <\/p>\n
MORE:Georgie\u2019s $6m safety net after shock Ch9 exit<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSince 2002, Georgie has been a constant presence in the living rooms of millions of Australians turning into Nine across the day. After starting at 9News presenting 6pm weekday weather with Brian Henderson and reading the Morning news, Georgie joined the Today Show in 2007 as newsreader and fill-in host \u2013 a role she held until 2014. <\/p>\n \u201cIn 2018 she rejoined the Today Show as host for two years. For the better part of 17 years, Georgie has anchored 9News Sydney\u2019s 6pm weekend bulletin.\u201d<\/p>\n Gardner referred to her resignation as some \u201cexciting news\u201d in her post shared on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAfter 34 yrs of broadcast journalism, I\u2019ve decided to call it a day. Just shy of 24 yrs at Nine, my resignation has been accepted \u2013 which conjures up a fair bit of trepidation & exhilaration in equal measure,\u201d she wrote, along with a picture of her sitting behind the famous 9News desk. A spot she will no doubt miss. <\/p>\n