60 Minutes Star’s Future in Question After Channel Nine’s Strategic Reset

A 60 Minutes star’s future is in question after only 18 months in the role.

Veteran reporter Adam Hegarty, 37, is currently on extended leave from the long-running show Channel Nine news program – and it is unclear if he will ever return, according to The Australian. 

Seasoned journalist Christine Ahern has been filling in for Hegarty throughout his absence, as he works on an unrelated podcast.

However, Ahern is unlikely to be Hegarty’s permanent replacement.

Nine is looking for a male reporter to balance the current team of Dimity Clancey, Tara Brown and Amelia Adams. 

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A 60 Minutes star’s future is in question after only 18 months in the role. Pictured: Series veterans Tom Steinfort, Adam Hegarty, Liz Hayes and Tara Brown at the 2024 Logies

Hegarty joined 60 Minutes in January 2024. 

The much-admired reporter from 9News in Melbourne became one of two journalists to join the long-running current affairs show.

Hegarty, who has been with the network since 2018, was part of Nine’s ‘strategic’ reset of 60 Minutes in 2024, reports industry blog TV Tonight.

He started his career as a cadet at News Corp.

Prior to that, the journalist worked as a freelance reporter in France, the UK and China.

While in Europe, he covered major stories including Brexit and London’s notorious Grenfell Tower fire.

He has also reported for Sky News, The Times and Channel Ten and worked as a crime writer for The Advertiser in Adelaide. 

It comes after 60 Minutes was shaken by some other recent departures.

Veteran reporter Adam Hegarty is currently on extended leave from the long-running show – and it is unclear if he will ever return 

These include presenter Tom Steinfort, who has now settled into the role as co-newsreader at 9News in Melbourne.

Meanwhile, another 60 Minutes veteran Sarah Abo, looks unlikely to return to the show.

The presenter took up her co-hosting role on Nine’s Today at the beginning of 2023 and looks to be very happy in the role.