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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Amanda Meade Media correspondent

Sarah Macdonald returns to ABC radio after being sacked in 2024

Broadcaster Sarah Macdonald will return to presenting 702 ABC Sydney radio next year, taking on the Afternoons show.
Broadcaster Sarah Macdonald will return to presenting 702 ABC Sydney radio next year, taking on the Afternoons show. Photograph: ABC

Two years after her shock axing, the ABC has backflipped and reinstated ABC presenter Sarah Macdonald to Sydney’s local radio schedule, where she will replace the late James Valentine from March.

The manager who had removed Macdonald in 2024 without explanation, ABC director of audio. Ben Latimer, announced her return on Wednesday to take on the afternoons slot.

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