
Second Major Radio Host Resigns From Public Broadcaster
Popular conservative radio host Tom Switzer is the latest journalist to resign from Australia’s national public broadcaster. This comes just weeks after Josh Szeps, also from ABC, quit live on air weeks ago while criticising the broadcaster’s content control. In a statement published on Nov. 24, Mr. Switzer said he was leaving the ABC to focus on his role as the executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), a Sydney-based conservative think tank. Mr. Switzer is also a former academic, former editor, and senior adviser to former federal Liberal Party Leader Brendan Nelson. Mr. Switzer began his tenure at the ABC in 2015 as host of “Between The Lines,” a weekly radio program and podcast covering international issues and events....
