SBS started the year with two principal news readers; by August, it was down to one. Now SBS faces ending the year with none.
Two
months after Mary Kostakidis took sick leave from the 6.30pm World News
Australia bulletin and never returned, launching a Federal Court action
for breach of contract, her co-anchor Stan Grant is believed to be
contemplating leaving.
Grant, who worked for CNN for five years in Hong Kong and Beijing
before joining SBS last December, is said to be considering an offer to
return to the international news network in time to play a part in its
coverage of next year’s Beijing Olympics.
According to one senior SBS source, Grant recently told colleagues of job offers.
Grant told The Australian he did not wish to comment. "I’m here and
I’m doing this and I don’t want to get involved in any sort of
speculation," he said.
"The best thing is to put my head down and do my job and let the
future take care of itself. I haven’t signed anything with anyone, and
what I do or don’t do in the future is my business."
An SBS spokeswoman would not comment specifically on whether or not Grant was going.
"Stan Grant has had regular discussions with management about his
role at World News Australia, as any senior news presenter does," she
said.
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