Sport presenter Danika Mason joins Today exodus

In February, Mason made international headlines and had to apologise for drinking before an awkward live cross from the Winter Olympics in Italy, during which she stumbled over her words.

Mason’s departure comes at a dire time for Nine’s flagship breakfast program, which continues to lag Seven’s Sunrise in the hard-fought timeslot.

On Wednesday, Sunrise boasted a 421,000 total national average audience rating, while Today was well behind at 273,000.

The appointments of Jeffreys and Steinfort followed an era of the show marked by a rotating roster of fill-in hosts. Jeffreys recently revealed she is pregnant with her third child and is likely to be on maternity leave for at least a few months early next year, which suggests the hosting shuffling will continue to some extent.

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