Peter Stefanovic has announced he has quit the Nine Network after more than 15 years with the news division.
Stefanovic, who is the younger brother of Nine heavyweight Karl Stefanovic, made the surprise announcement on Tuesday evening, saying he valued his time at the company but had decided it was time to move on.
“I’ve had an amazing time at Nine being a foreign correspondent, News reporter and covering some amazing stories for 60 Minutes,” he said in a statement. “I’ll miss my friends at Nine very much, it has been a huge privilege to work alongside so many great people.”
A Nine Network spokesperson the media outlet and Stefanovic had mutually decided to party ways and that they wished him the best.
“Peter has decided to explore new opportunities and is looking forward to spending weekends with his wife, Sylvia Jeffreys,” they said. “He has been a respected member of the 9News team and Weekend Today, and we wish him all the best for the future.”
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The Weekend Today host was caught up in the Ubergate scandal in March that caused a PR crisis for the Stefanovic brothers and Nine, after they were caught complaining about their colleagues and positions at the network.
The younger Stefanovic reportedly complained 60 Minutes producers always rejected his ideas and that the show was “sucking the life out of him”. He joined the program in 2017 after hosting Weekend Today alongside Deborah Knight for a year, and later returned to the weekend desk to host the show with Allison Langdon.
Stefanovic shot to fame as Nine’s foreign correspondent, covering stories in Europe and the Middle East for eight years. He eventually decided to quit that role after starting a relationship with fellow Nine journalist Sylvia Jeffreys. The pair met when filling in on the Today Show together in 2014.
Stefanovic was still working overseas at the time, but soon moved backed home to be with Jeffreys. They married in 2017.