Brooke Boney has announced her shock resignation from the Today Show live on air and revealed her surprising career change.
The TV presenter, 36, confirmed she will be leaving Channel Nine’s breakfast show to pursue a big dream of hers in an emotional announcement on Friday’s programme.
Brooke has been the show’s news and entertainment reporter for five years, but is now leaving to study abroad for a huge career change.
She confirmed on air that she will move abroad to study at Oxford University from September and will leave the show after the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in August.
She announced, “I have some really big news for you this morning. I have been offered a place at Oxford University later this year, which means I will be leaving the show after the Olympics.
Brooke Boney made her shocking resignation from the Today Show in an emotional announcement on Friday morning
“I don’t want to get too much into it right now because there will be plenty of time for goodbyes and thank yous, but I just wanted to share this good/bad news with you this morning.”
Brooke, who will be taking the intensive one-year Masters of Public Policy course, admitted that the decision to leave her beloved role in the program was “very difficult.”
“It was a dream of mine to be able to study at a foreign university, and it just felt like the right time to take that step,” she explained.
“I’m so grateful that I get to come here every day and I love you all so much. So it made the decision very difficult. But it just means you all have to plan trips to Britain to come visit me.”
Brooke was comforted by her co-host Sarah Abo as she was left teary-eyed after sharing her big news, admitting she had “mixed emotions” over her love for her job.
‘My head currently running. My heart is beating very fast,” she added.
Brooke has been the show’s news and entertainment reporter for five years but is now leaving to study abroad at the prestigious University of Oxford in a huge career change
Karl Stefanovic also shared his pride as he spoke glowingly about her huge achievement in securing a place at the prestigious red brick university.
He said: “It’s a big job to break away from something as safe as this, and it’s to make your dreams come true. Taking that step, biting off that step, is a testament to you as a person and says everything about you.’
“The good news is you can meet my daughter to check in,” Karl also joked about his daughter Willow, 18, who is studying at the London College of Fashion.
However, Brooke assured fans that she will be on screens for a few more months as she will be covering the 2024 Olympics live from Paris.
“We’re going to have a great time in Paris,” Brooke said excitedly.
Brooke will take an intensive Masters of Public Policy course, in which students will tackle some of the most complex public policy challenges of this century.
According to the course prospectus, the curriculum focuses on modules in economics, public policy, law and the politics of policymaking.
“It is a transformative opportunity for current and future leaders with a commitment to public service,” the course description adds.
Speak with NineBrooke described working on the Today Show as a ‘privilege’ and said ‘never in her wildest dreams’ did she think she would be on the programme.
Despite her big change, she hasn’t ruled out a return to television in the future and hopes her studies will help her decide what to do next in her career.
‘I thought: if I don’t do this now, I probably never will. “I’m at that age where if I leave now, go to college and come back, I’ll only be 38,” she said.
‘That still leaves plenty of time to figure out the next part of my career.
“I would love to come back and still do stuff with Nine and figure out what that looks like.”
Steven Burling, director of Nine’s morning television, said of Brooke’s departure: ‘We couldn’t be more proud of Brooke as she takes on this challenge in the second half of the year. She inspires us all as she follows her dreams wherever they take them. her.’