Sharyn Ghidella and Paul Burt band together after Channel Seven sackings

Television veterans Sharyn Ghidella and Paul Burt have confided in each other after both being axed from Channel Seven.

The Queensland presenters were sacked from 7News this month and have since expressed their support for one another while taking savage swipes at the network.

Weatherman Burt was cut from the program last week, while Ghidella was axed earlier this month after almost four decades in the news industry.

Burt’s fellow colleague and presenter Ghidella shared a heartfelt message on his latest Instagram post that announced his latest fishing venture — as part of his TV series Step Outside with Paul Burt.

‘All the best, Burty for what lies ahead. You are so good at what you do… I’m sure there are many exciting adventures ahead for you. Good luck, not that you’ll need it, at all. Bet the offers are already rolling in. Xx,’ she commented.

In his response, Burt commended Ghidella’s hard work after being the face of Seven News in Queensland since 2007.

‘Thanks Sharyn, I can say the same for you my friend, who would’ve thought hey,’ he began.

‘This salty old sea dog barely holds a candle to the icon you are. I know I’ve said it a lot before to you but honestly, they really have lost out big time when they let you go. Your passion and genuine love for what you did shone through, you’re a legend in the game and didn’t deserve this.’

Television veterans Sharyn Ghidella (right) and Paul Burt (left) have confided in each other after both being axed from Channel Seven 

‘I’m grateful to call you a friend as we navigate new chapters together,’ Burt concluded.

While Ghidella made her departure from television screens earlier this month, she recently revealed her next career move.

The 58-year-old told the Courier Mail she will be taking some time off for a few weeks to ‘rest and reset’ before deciding on her future and will continue her work with charity ambassadorships like her role on the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation board.

Burt presented his final weather segment on Saturday and took aim at the network during his sign off.

‘If I’d had the opportunity I wouldn’t have wanted to go this way. It’s what happens when you get sacked,’ he said at the end of the 6pm news. 

Burt’s fellow colleague and presenter Ghidella shared a heartfelt message on his latest Instagram post that announced his latest fishing venture

The bulletin then awkwardly cut to a montage of Paul presenting segments over the years.

He has worked for Ten, Nine and Seven during his lengthy media career.

Meanwhile, Ghidella confirmed the news of her job loss in a fiery Facebook post.

She said her ‘tap on the shoulder’ finally came while she was at the salon, admitting it was a ‘relief’ of sorts after several anxious weeks of media job cuts.

But she was determined not to go quietly as she took aim at the failing network for prioritising gimmicks like astrology readings over keeping veteran talent.

‘When you work in TV for as long as I have, not a day goes by when you aren’t expecting the proverbial tap on the shoulder… After 38 years, my shoulder tap has finally come,’ Ghidella began.

Paul Burt presented his final weather segment on Saturday and took aim at the network during his sign off

‘It wasn’t quite how I expected it to end at Channel Seven.

‘I was actually sitting at the hairdressers for work, when I got the call informing me, that after 17 years with the network, my time was up.’

Ghidella then said her recent time at the network had been ‘miserable’ and she was glad to be heading out the door.

‘While somewhat saddened by this decision, there is also some sense of relief. As has been widely reported, the past couple of weeks in TV has, sadly, been a miserable affair,’ she wrote.

‘A long list of talented, loyal and dedicated employees have been shown the door, in what seems to have been an interminable process of pulling the Band-Aid off slowly when it comes to removing what has bee
n deemed excess stock.

‘These people are some of the best content creators in the business. They are good people and it’s been heartbreaking to watch.’

Ghidella added she was not a fan of the network’s rebranding of its news programming, which will see comedian Mark Humphries doing a comedy skit at 6.57pm tonight, and ‘Astro Tash’ start an astrology report next week.

‘I’m also not one to have my evening news served up with humour and horoscopes either, so, to be honest, it is time to go,’ Ghidella sniped.

‘As I’m known to say, the caravan moves on. There is certainly plenty of talent left in the building and I wish them nothing but the best moving forward.’

She ended her take-no-prisoners post by thanking the many friends she had made throughout her long career with the network.

Ghidella said her recent time at the network had been ‘miserable’ and she was glad to be heading out the door

‘A sincere thank you to everyone who has made this possible, so far, including past employers like the Stokes, Packer and Gleeson families and the news directors, executive producers and station managers who saw fit to give a kid from Babinda [in rural Queensland] a go. I owe you so much.

‘Then there are the viewers… You will never know how much your kindness and support means. What a privilege it is to be welcomed into your homes to present you the news of the day,’ she added.

There has been a cost-cutting bloodbath at Seven as the network’s news division comes under new management. 

Three major names to go at the network recently include veterans Robert Ovadia, Andrew Frampton and seasoned Melbourne crime reporter Cameron Baud, who is known among friends as the ‘Harvester of Sorrow’ due to his grim news beat.

On the Sydney front, Ovadia – perhaps the most high profile of all the figures axed up until Ghidella’s – has announced he will take Seven to the Fair Work Commission for unfair dismissal.

Daily Mail Australia revealed Ovadia allegedly sent a series of strange, doctored images to a young female reporter before he was dumped.