Sarah Ferguson to replace Leigh Sales as host of ABC’s 7.30 program

Sarah Ferguson has been named as the new presenter of the ABC’s 7.30, replacing Leigh Sales. Photograph: ABC

Investigative reporter Sarah Ferguson will replace Leigh Sales as the presenter of ABC nightly current affairs flagship, 7.30, in July.

Ferguson, who has been reporting from Washington DC for two years, is a forensic long-form reporter and a tough interviewer whose work made headlines when she fronted 7.30 for six months in 2014.