Hugh Marks
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- On Background
The Guardian’s razor gang gets cutting
The cartoonist behind First Dog on the Moon, which has been a pillar of the publication for more than a decade, has been put on rolling six-month contracts.
- Calum Jaspan
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The big ABC names who have gone on strike for higher pay
Fran Kelly, David Marr and a host of other staff at the broadcaster walked out for 24 hours on Wednesday morning, leaving the broadcaster without key programs.
- Calum Jaspan and Kishor Napier-Raman
Hugh Marks intervenes in mid-Test feud between Cricket Australia and ABC
Marks, the managing director of the national broadcaster, rang CA boss Todd Greenberg to complain after the ABC was denied access to an Australian player for a post-stumps interview on Tuesday.
- Tom Decent
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- CBD
Five years ago, they gave up everything for their relationship. Now Hugh Marks and Alexi Baker are married
The ABC boss and his former subordinate tied the knot in an understated ceremony in Sydney’s east.
- Stephen Brook
Star ABC reporter’s Canberra corridor stand-off with Liberal critic
ABC 7.30 host Sarah Ferguson and Liberal senator Sarah Henderson recently squared off over a Four Corners program on Donald Trump and the January 6 insurrection.
- Calum Jaspan
‘We can’t be defensive’: ABC boss says it won’t operate in fear
The public broadcaster’s managing director, Hugh Marks, says it’s better served by owning up to its mistakes quickly, but should not be afraid to push back against unfair criticism.
- Calum Jaspan and Millie Muroi
ABC boss slams ‘opportunistic’ attempts to conflate BBC crisis with Four Corners report
ABC managing director Hugh Marks has backed the 2021 Four Corners report on Donald Trump and the January 6 Capitol riots, saying the editing did not mislead viewers.
- Calum Jaspan
The honeymoon is over for ABC boss
In this edition of On Background, Hollywood Hugh checks in from Bulgaria, familiar faces meet in Riyadh, and another rights deal in the works for the NRL.
- Calum Jaspan
Bluey or MasterChef? New ABC boss wants global hits from the broadcaster
Recently minted managing director Hugh Marks says the public broadcaster needs to make fewer but better programs to open up new channels of funding while maintaining essential services.
- Calum Jaspan
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- Media & marketing
Words of advice for the new ABC boss: Leave your door open and ignore the monkeys
Certainly, the ABC needs new leadership, but did it have to be someone with as much baggage as Hugh Marks?
- Jenna Price