Peter Stefanovic leaves Channel 9 to look for other opportunities and spend time with his wife

Veteran Nine reporter Peter Stefanovic, brother of Karl Stefanovic, has left the network, citing the decision on two big factors. A source revealed there will be huge shake-ups to come with big names to be affected. It comes after a bad year of ratings for both the Today Show and Weekend Today.

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Veteran Nine reporter Peter Stefanovic has left the network, citing the decision to “explore new opportunities” elsewhere.

The brother of TV personality Karl Stefanovic has worked for Nine as a foreign correspondent, News reporter and 60 Minutes journalist.

The Sunday Telegraph reported he was likely to be sent packing after a bad year marked by the Ubergate controversy and poor ratings at Weekend Today.

Peter Stefanovic has moved on from Channel 9. Picture: Britta Campion

Earlier this month, he was celebrating his brother Karl’s wedding in Mexico.

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In a statement released by Nine today, a spokesman said that the decision for Mr Stefanovic to leave was mutual.

“Peter has decided to explore new opportunities and is looking forward to spending weekends with his wife,” they said.

“He has been a respected member of the Nine News team and Weekend Today, and we wish him all the best for the future.”

The couple arrived back into the country from their holiday on Monday. Picture: Backgrid

Mr Stefanovic said that he will miss working at the company he has called home for the last 15 years.

“I’ll miss my friends at Nine very much, it has been a huge privilege to work alongside so many great people,” he said.

A well-place sourced says Peter Stefanovic’s departure marks the start of a major shake-up for the network’s breakfast television programming with several other longtime, high-profile Today personalities set to be affected.

He was on holidays in LA with his family after celebrating Karl’s wedding. Picture: Instagram/@peter_stefanovic

He is looking forward to spending the weekends with his wife and Today Show newsreader Sylvia Jeffreys. Picture: Instagram/@sylviajeffreys

Beginning his career with WIN Television in 2002 reporting in both Rockhampton and Canberra, Stefanovic joined the Channel 9 in 2004 as a reporter for Nine news and A Current Affair.

Stefanovic went on to become a foreign correspondent for Nine in Los Angeles and London, before returning to the Sydney bureau as a Senior Reporter in mid-2015.

In 2016, he was announced at co-host for Weekend Today alongside Deborah Knight before moving to 60 Minutes filling in for Allison Langdon who was on maternity leave.

He then returned to Weekend Today alongside Langdon at the beginning of 2018.

Channel Nine has been contacted for comment.