TV host hits back over Erin Molan rumour

Erin Molan has broken her silence about her departure from Sky News, as another Sky host shut down a “troubling narrative” about her exit.

Australian broadcaster Erin Molan has spoken out about her departure from Sky News, as another host on the network shut down a “troubling narrative” about her exit.

Molan parted ways with Sky News last week after the network axed her weekly Friday night program.

In a nine-minute video posted to her Instagram over the weekend, Molan said that her weekly show had been “my passion, my purpose, and aside from my little girl, basically my entire existence”.

“That’s done now, but I am not. In fact, I’m just getting started,” she said. “I’m sorry to those who had hoped otherwise, but I’m somewhat surprisingly much harder to kill off than you’d think. The problem is, and it’s always been this way with me – I just care too much. About you, about the world, about a peaceful existence for every single child. About the safety of women, all women. About my daughter’s future – your kids, too.”

Erin Molan on Sky News …

… and speaking about her departure in a new video posted to Instagram.

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Molan’s former colleague, Sky News host Caroline Marcus, addressed speculation about the reasons for her departure in a segment on Sky News over the weekend.

“Since her exit from Sky News Australia made headlines earlier this week, I’ve seen a troubling narrative take hold. A narrative pushed by pro-Israel activists I usually respect,” she began.

“The spin is Erin has been pushed out because of her Zionism, being ‘cancelled’ for speaking out, yet anyone who watches Sky News Australia knows that couldn’t be further from the truth,” she said.

Marcus, herself Jewish, strongly refuted those claims on-air, calling the suggestion Molan was sacked for her views on Israel a “lie” and citing the “important, fearless work” the network does to combat anti-Semitism.

Sky News presenter Caroline Marcus hit back at a ‘troubling narrative’ about Molan’s exit.

In her lengthy video statement, Molan said she wasn’t sure of her next career move but said that it would be “easier to accept the job offers from other networks” that she says she’s already received.

She said the jobs would mean “fewer death threats, more stability, a simpler life”, but she said she remained committed to speaking out about issues that meant a lot to her.

She thanked her late father, policitian Jim Molan, for instilling that commitment in her.

“My beautiful dad is a senator and major general, who we lost to cancer last year. He taught me to stand up for what is right. Always. Despite the often heavy cost,” she said.

Molan’s TV axing comes several months after she lost her high-profile radio gig, with Sydney’s 104.1 2DayFM in August announcing an immediate end for the Hughesy, Ed and Erin breakfast show.

The program had a shocker in the latest round of radio ratings before its axing, with the trio recording just a 3.6 per cent audience share, a long way behind Sydney’s FM market leaders Kyle and Jackie O (14.1 cent) and Jonesy and Amanda (8.1 per cent).

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