The Today show is making some surprising changes behind the scenes as its ratings continue to take a battering.
While its hosts, Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon, will stay at the helm of the breakfast TV show its executive producer James Birtles will be making the move.
Birtles will head to Sky News as Weekend Today executive producer Kendall Bora steps up to the daily weekday show, according to a report by The Daily Telegraph.
While Bora is no stranger to early morning starts, she is well familiar with the breakfast TV grind as she is married to Seven’s Weekend Sunrise host Matt Doran.
Other changes happening at Today include supervising producer Lesa De Re who is set to go on maternity leave, with Michael Kersnovkse stepping into the role for the mean time.
Meanwhile, continuing on as director of morning television at Nine is Steve Burling.
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These changes at the Today show come after Seven underwent its own massive change with the departure of long-time executive producer Michael Pell.
He was been appointed to the new role of senior vice president, entertainment content, North America, based in Los Angeles.
Pell began the new role in April, reporting to Seven West Media managing director and chief executive officer, James Warburton, and working with Seven’s chief content officer, entertainment programming, Angus Ross, and the content team.
The long-time EP was at the helm of Sunrise since November 2010 and Weekend Sunrise since March 2009.
Pell said of his new role: “I am extraordinarily proud of what we’ve achieved at Sunrise. It has been an honour to lead the talented team for more than 11 years, and I thank every one of them for their hard work and dedication.
“The program is in great shape, and I have no doubt Kochie and Nat will continue to dominate the landscape.
“I’m thrilled to be taking this next step. My top priority has always been to put the viewer’s needs first, above all else. As I embark on this new journey, that will remain front of mind,” he said.
Seven Network announced some major changes to the structure of its morning television operations in March.
Sarah Stinson was appointed to the newly-created role of director of morning television, taking on management responsibility for Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise, and The Morning Show.
Sean Power takes on the role of executive producer of Sunrise, while Chloe Flynn, currently managing editor of The Morning Show, steps into the role of executive producer.
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Top image left to right: Tim Davies, Karl Stefanovic, Allison Langdon, Alex Cullen, Brooke Boney