Seven West Media has appointed Anthony De Ceglie as Director of Information and Present Affairs and Editor-in-Chief, Seven West Media following the resignation by present Seven Community Director of Information and Public Affairs, Craig McPherson.
A former At present Tonight exec producer, McPherson was appointed in 2015 when Seven Information was trailing 9 Information however he took it to a number one place, whereas sustaining successful performances by Dawn and The Morning Present.
7News Highlight was additionally launched in newer years, however has been enveloped in controversy following an interview with Bruce Lehrmann in 2023. Govt Producer Mark Llewellyn lately departed with the community pressured to disclaim scandalous allegations levelled in court docket. The present is but to nominate a brand new EP.
Seven has additionally settled a defamation case after it incorrectly named a UWS scholar as chargeable for the current Bondi Junction assaults.
McPherson thanked Seven West Media Chairman Kerry Stokes, CEOs previous and current, and all workers saying, “It’s a call I’ve been contemplating for some time and imagine now is an efficient time for all to have a contemporary begin.
“To the a whole lot of workers who symbolize the 7NEWS model throughout Australia and the globe, you deliver all of it to our viewers’ properties day by day and evening.
“To the outstanding Information Administrators in each market and the leaders of Dawn, The Morning Present and our Digital crew, you’re central to why now we have been and stay Australia’s #1 information for the previous 9 years.
“As for me, I’ll be taking a protracted break to spend time with all my household and want everybody on the community continued success.”
Anthony Ceglie is presently Editor-in-Chief of The West Australian, The Sunday Occasions, PerthNow and its suburban newspapers, 19 regional newspapers and SWM’s lately launched The Nightly digital newspaper. He has been with SWM since early 2019, primarily based in Perth. He beforehand spent greater than 11 years in varied roles at Information Corp Australia.
In his new position he will likely be chargeable for Australia’s most-watched Information and Public Affairs applications together with 7NEWS, Dawn, The Morning Present and 7NEWS Highlight, in addition to 7NEWS.com.au.
SWM Managing Director and Chief Govt Officer, Jeff Howard, mentioned: “Anthony brings a compelling imaginative and prescient to the Director of Information and Present Affairs and Editor-in-Chief of Seven West Media position. His absolute give attention to information gathering and storytelling will underpin his strategy, whereas his data of digital and his modern mindset will likely be simply what SWM wants as we proceed to construct a greater media enterprise.
“This appointment displays our ambition to suppose in a different way about the way forward for media in Australia. I sit up for working with Anthony in his new position.
“Craig has been one in every of Australia’s preeminent information leaders and we want him all the perfect for the long run,” he mentioned.
De Ceglie mentioned: “It’s an absolute privilege and honour to step into one of the vital vital roles in information within the nation, and to do such at such a pivotal and vital time for our business. I can’t wait to work with the numerous, many sensible artistic individuals throughout the community who put all our merchandise to air.”
De Ceglie will begin within the position on 30 April 2024 and will likely be primarily based in Sydney.
