Charles Croucher appointed as Nine’s new political editor

weekend today Co-host Charles Croucher has been named the Nine Network’s new political editor, taking on one of the most coveted roles in Australian political journalism.

Croucher, who has been with Nine for over a decade, succeeds Chris Uhlmann, who retired earlier this year.

Woolman’s resignation sparked a wave of speculation as to who would succeed him, with several prominent Australian media names thought to be under consideration. calmed down.

“It’s a big honor,” he said. “When you look at the people who have held this role over the last 40 years, it’s giants. Trying to follow in their footsteps is an exciting, difficult and rewarding task.”

Croucher, who grew up in Branston, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, has worked with the masthead owner Nine since 2010, when he joined 9News Darwin as a sports reporter and weekend anchor.

Moved to Melbourne in 2012 current affairs as a reporter. He joined the Canberra team in 2013 and worked as a political reporter until 2018. Croucher said he spent time as Nine’s U.S. correspondent and has worked as a co-host for the past two years. weekend today.

The role of Political Editor-in-Chief is one of the most highly regarded in Australian media. He was a position held by Raleigh Oaks before retiring in 2017 and more recently by Ullman.

Croucher said he will speak with Ullman and Oakes regularly and apply what he learns from them to his new role. He also said he’s learned a lot from photographers who have worked at Canberra’s Houses of Parliament for decades.

“I worked for Raleigh Oakes for five years. I found him to be very scrupulous and careful. He also had this wicked sense of humor…political It made the house uncomfortable and made everyone else feel at ease,” he said.