Leigh Sales stepped down after 12 years in the role to host the ABC Report 7:30 in June so she could spend more time with her young sons.
And on Sunday, the journalist revealed she never returned to the Sydney studio after her good friend Mick Walters, a long-time cameraman, died of cancer at 7.30pm in August.
“We worked together intensively every day for years. I really don’t know how I could have gone back into the studio after his death,” she told ABC.
“I avoid approaching this area because it’s like a slap in the face. Mick’s not in our old Green Room eating his chicken chips and hitting on me,” she added.
Shortly after his death, Sales posted a loved-up photo of the couple together in the studio on Instagram and captioned it with some sweet words.
ABC presenter Leigh Sales (pictured) has shared the tragic reason she hasn’t returned to the set of her former news show, The 7:30 Report, since she was fired in June.
Sales told ABC on Sunday that she did not return after her good friend, longtime 7:30 cameraman Mick Walters (left), died of cancer in August. “I avoid going anywhere near this area,” she said
He will be greatly missed by his colleagues, even more so by his family, and also by many viewers who didn’t even know they were benefiting from his work. Canyon.’
As part of the auction, she returns to television as the host of ABC’s Australian Story on February 27.
The award-winning journalist will host the weekly half-hour documentary series known for its portrayal of Aussies and their challenging life stories.
She shocked viewers when she announced her retirement as presenter of the national broadcaster’s The 7.30 Report in February last year.
Sarah Ferguson, who replaced Sales, continues to present The 7.30 Report.
As part of the auction, she returns to television as the host of ABC’s Australian Story on February 27
Meanwhile, TV Blackbox reports that ABC will launch a new season of their current flagship Four Corners on January 30.
And after a difficult year of declining ratings, the network’s latest panel show, Q&A, will also return on January 30, hosted by Stan Grant.
It comes after Sales quit her high-profile gig Host of ABC’s 7.30 on June 30.
She later revealed that she will use her six-month official leave to “rest” and spend quality time with her two sons, James and Daniel.
Caroline Jones was the original presenter of Australian Story but sadly died in May aged 84 after a fall at her home in Sydney.
The award-winning journalist will host the weekly half-hour documentary series known for portraying Aussies and their challenging life stories
Source: Daily Mail
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