ABC political editor Andrew Probyn made redundant

Popular ABC News star Andrew Probyn has been fired.

The political editor joined the ABC in 2016.

The ABC is reportedly announcing that as many as 100 jobs will soon be cut before the restructuring of the national broadcaster begins on July 1.

Managing director David Anderson is expected to make an announcement about the job cuts before the end of the fiscal year on June 30, Guardian Australia reported.

Mr Anderson released the ABC’s new five-year plan last Friday, detailing the major shakeup marked earlier this year to focus on a digital-first operation.

“Over the next five years, the ABC will undergo a significant transition from retaining both traditional broadcast and digital processes to an integrated digital operation,” he said.

While broadcasting remains important, this five-year plan is a first step toward building an ABC prepared for a majority digital audience.

“The ABC will enhance its primary digital products, ABC News, ABC iview and ABC listen, to provide a seamless, personalized service that makes it easier for audiences to discover content that is relevant to them.”

With the changes, the current separate regional and radio divisions will no longer exist.

Regional journalists are moving to the news division, while radio networks are moving to the content division along with television.

Former Netflix executive Chris Oliver-Taylor was recently appointed head of content and will be responsible for all screen, audio and digital content.

News programming is managed by the news director, Justin Stevens.

Mr Anderson had predicted job cuts across the board but said it would not affect the quality of the ABC product.

“This in no way detracts from the importance of what we do, as many of Australia’s favorite podcasts and radio programs are now presented by the ABC,” Mr Anderson told staff when announcing the changes in May.

The federal government announced $6 billion in funding for the ABC in its May budget, spread over five years.