Channel 7 Gold Coast air final news bulletin

Channel 7 Gold Coast has aired their final news bulletin on the Glitter Strip, with sports presenter Sally Pearson giving an emotional sign-off.

Channel 7 Gold Coast sports presenter Sally Pearson has given an emotional sign-off on the station’s final news bulletin for the Glitter Strip.

On Tuesday, Seven management delivered a bombshell to the station’s Gold Coast news team, revealing the weeknight news bulletin would air for the final time on Thursday night.

Presenters Amanda Abate and Steve Titmus were pure pros reading the news with aplomb for one final bulletin before handing over to Pearson, the former Olympic hurdles champion who turned to journalism after her retirement from athletics.

After delivering her sports report, Pearson gave an emotional final address to the camera, thanking her colleagues for their support as she found her feet in her new career.

After first thanking Titmus for his support, she gave a grateful shout to Abate for her encouragement.

“Amanda, you got me in to this business,” she said.

Steve Titmus and Amanda Abate have delivered their final bulletin.

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“Your Instagram message to me starting my career was something I will never forget, so thank you for giving me my start.

“To the viewers, the supporters, my friends, everyone who tuned in and welcomed me into your homes, I just want to say thank you for your support for a TV rookie presenter, I really appreciate you tuning in and supporting us as I start and hopefully continue, my TV career.”

Abate then told viewers the Seven News team would have “all of the Gold Coast news at 6pm from tomorrow and beyond” while Titmus said he looked forward to seeing viewers in his new roles in the future.

Most staff will be retained as part of a streamlined bureau which will now focus on delivering content for the 6pm statewide bulletin, but a number of young reporters have been let go.

There has so far been no talk of making similar moves at the station’s other regional Queensland news programs, which operate on much smaller budgets with skeleton crews and a central production studio on the Sunshine Coast.