{"id":371353,"date":"2025-08-25T03:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/371353\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T03:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:34:15","slug":"channel-seven-addresses-viewers-concerns-as-star-goes-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/371353\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel Seven addresses viewers’ concerns as star goes missing"},"content":{"rendered":"

By ANTHONY JAMES<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 21:04 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 21:16 EDT, 24 August 2025 <\/p>\n

Channel Seven<\/a> has addressed rumours over the fate of veteran news anchor Rob Brough after the popular Queensland<\/a> journo disappeared from screens last August.<\/p>\n

Speculation was rife that the 70-year-old long-term Seven identity had been axed amid the staff cuts that swept through the network in 2024.<\/p>\n

Seven took to social media this month to announce that Brough is on extended leave.<\/p>\n

According to a post on the 7News Wide Bay Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page, reported by the Courier-Mail<\/a> on Monday, Brough has not left the station, but is instead taking personal leave.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Brough’s chair for Seven’s regional bulletins on the Sunshine Coast, including Cairns, has been filled by Nathan Spurling and Joanne Desmond.<\/p>\n

The pair also co-anchor the news for Townsville, Rockhampton and Toowoomba.<\/p>\n

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Channel Seven has addressed rumours over the fate of veteran news anchor Rob Brough (pictured) after the popular Queensland journo disappeared from screens last August<\/p>\n

\"Speculation <\/p>\n

Speculation was rife that the 70-year-old long-term Seven identity had been axed amid the staff cuts that swept through the network in 2024<\/p>\n

The news comes after fans began commenting online about Brough’s absence.<\/p>\n

A thread on Reddit, posted soon after Brough took leave, suggested the newsreader may have had a falling out with staff.<\/p>\n

‘There was a guy who works at the 7 Sunshine Coast studio posting in one of the Aussie subs not that long ago that Broughy isn\u2019t liked anymore by most of the staff, that combined with Channel 7 recently axing a lot of their QLD newsreaders makes me wonder if he\u2019s going to be shown the forced retirement door soon,’ a user posted.<\/p>\n

A third posted on the Reddit thread, ‘So what is going on with Rob ? He is our favourite newsreader, the only reason we watch 7 News, and if he isn’t coming back, well that’s that…’<\/p>\n

Daily Mail has reached out to Seven for comment.<\/p>\n

Brough began his career in radio in the 1970s before moving into television roles with ABC and Channel Nine.<\/p>\n

His profile surged when he landed the prize role of game show host on Seven’s ratings hit Family Feud in 1990.<\/p>\n

Brough was replaced in 1995 and later returned to presenting regional bulletins for Seven in Queensland.<\/p>\n

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Brough’s chair for Seven’s regional bulletins on the Sunshine Coast, including Cairns, has been taken over by Nathan Spurling and Joanne Desmond (pictured)<\/p>\n

\"Brough <\/p>\n

Brough began his career in radio in the 1970s before moving into television roles with ABC and Channel Nine\u00a0<\/p>\n

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