{"id":483847,"date":"2026-05-14T06:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/483847\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T06:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:39:18","slug":"karl-stefanovics-warning-shot-to-channel-9-colleagues-as-he-finally-reveals-future-plans-be-very-aware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/483847\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl Stefanovic’s warning shot to Channel 9 colleagues as he finally reveals future plans: ‘Be very aware’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karl Stefanovic<\/a> has revealed for the first time where his future lies, after months of rumours that he\u2019s preparing to leave the Today show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The TV presenter has been on the Channel 9 program<\/a> for decades, but with his contract set to end at the conclusion of 2026, questions have abounded on what he\u2019ll do next<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He launched his own podcast recently, and it\u2019s been extremely popular, with individual episodes racking up hundreds of thousands of views. While he\u2019s enjoying the limelight in a new format, he has fired a warning shot to his colleagues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Karl<\/a> appeared at the Cairns Crocodiles summit on Wednesday, and admitted mainstream media isn\u2019t what it used to be and now faces \u201cenormous challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter how big a personality or paid employee I am, I think all employees in mainstream media should be very aware and have a realisation that they\u2019re going to be diminishing returns of talent, and that is sad, but it\u2019s a fact of life,\u201d he told the audience.<\/p>\n

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He said advertisers using TV networks, magazines, radio stations and other traditional formats are looking for a \u201creturn on their investments\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re seeing it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo there\u2019s less money to circle around, less money for production, less money for talent, and that\u2019s a sad thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said it could cost Channel 9 up to $100,000 to do a special episode of Today in a regional Aussie town, but would only cost him $4,000 to do the same thing for his podcast.<\/p>\n

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What did Karl Stefanovic say about his future?<\/p>\n

During his chat at the Cairns Crocodiles summit, which is an annual \u201ccreative retreat\u201d, he also opened up about what he is planning if he leaves Today for good.<\/p>\n

\u201cI probably will do radio, and I will more than likely just dip my toe in the water to see if I like it before I even [think] about going to do breakfast radio,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He admitted he \u201cwill continue doing TV\u201d, but the 51-year-old said The Karl Stefanovic Show, which is his podcast, was his \u201cbiggest priority\u201d right now outside of his Channel 9 commitments.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s excited about the podcast’s potential to grow into something massive.<\/p>\n

It has already amassed nearly 50 million views and listens across YouTube and Spotify, and he said podcasting offered so much more \u201cfreedom\u201d than traditional media.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout three or four years ago, I saw what was happening in the podcast world\u2026 I found it invigorating to listen to. I especially loved when they started doing visuals with it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Karl has already done fill-in guest presenting roles on radio stations 4BC and 2GB, so he knows how the format operates.<\/p>\n

But having a regular slot, later in the day, could be a whole new world for the star.<\/p>\n

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Karl Stefanovic has been dogged by rumours that he’s leaving the Today show as soon as the end of the year.<\/p>\n

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Aussie media commentator Andrew Mercado previously told Yahoo Lifestyle that breakfast TV can be tough to maintain.<\/p>\n

“At a certain age, people just go, ‘Why am I getting up at 3:30am in the morning?'” he said.<\/p>\n

“And it could be that Karl is at that point now where he wants to have a regular nine-to-five job.<\/p>\n

“As you get older, I think it really knocks your body around to be doing those sorts of hours.”<\/p>\n

But the big question is whether he would be able to juggle the demands of daily radio and his podcast at the same time.<\/p>\n

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