Today show entertainment reporter Brooke Boney breaks down in tears as she bids farewell to the breakfast program
Brooke Boney was left in tears on Friday as she gave an emotional farewell on the Today show, just before she was set to move to England to study.
The 37-year-old news and entertainment reporter, who joined Channel Nine’s breakfast program in January 2019, received flowers from her colleagues when she made a heartfelt statement live on air.
“I want to thank the audience for accepting me. I am grateful for each and every one of you who tune in every day,” Brooke began.
“It’s a privilege to go to Oxford, but it’s even more of a privilege to have so much love around me. It makes it hard to leave.”
The veteran presenter added that her appointment to the show was a huge milestone for Indigenous Australians and thanked the team for giving her a chance.
‘Today was the first breakfast show in the country to have an Aboriginal host full-time. Now it’s very normal to do that in this time slot, and I’m proud of that.’
Presenter Karl Stefanovic, 50, then paid tribute to Brooke with some touching words: “We love you and everything you represent, and how hard you work. You have such an instant connection with everyone.”
Meanwhile, co-host Sarah Abo, 38, said they are so proud of Brooke and wished her all the best for the future.
Brooke Boney (pictured) was reduced to tears on Friday as she made an emotional farewell appearance on the Today show ahead of her move to England to study.
In March, Boney shocked viewers when she announced her resignation on live television.
The reporter confirmed that she will step down after the Olympic Games in July and August to pursue a new, promising career opportunity.
Boney burst into tears when she announced in March that she would be leaving today and moving abroad to pursue a Masters in Public Policy at the prestigious University of Oxford.
On Tuesday, Channel Nine confirmed that Jayne Azzopardi, who co-presents Weekend Today with Clint Stanaway, will replace Boney.
The news and entertainment reporter, 37, who started working on the Channel Nine breakfast show in January 2023, was presented with flowers by her colleagues as she made a heartfelt statement live on air. Pictured with her mother Leonie
Steven Burling, Nine’s director of morning television, said the network was “thrilled” to welcome Azzopardi to Today as news director.
Azzopardi, 44, joined Nine in 2009 as a political journalist in Canberra before moving to the Sydney newsroom in 2011.
She was previously a newsreader for Weekend Today and was appointed presenter in April 2023.
Meanwhile, Brooke’s Today show colleagues, including co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo, paid heartfelt tribute to her