Veteran news anchor Peter Hitchener has been taken off air mid-bulletin after stumbling over his words during Channel Nine's 6pm Melbourne news. Veteran news anchor Peter Hitchener has been taken off air mid-bulletin after suffering a migraineHitchener was replaced on the broadcast by Clint Stanway who acknowledged the anchor's absence before moving on with the news. Nine tweeted that the news legend was feeling OK before the end of the broadcast, with Hitchener himself tweeting just after its conclusion at 7pm that he was fine. '@9NewsMelb can someone please replace Peter Hitchener for the rest of the night and make sure the king is ok? Other observers said Hitchener looked to have been struggling throughout the broadcast and were relieved to see him taken off and hear that he was fine.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2021 22:27 UTC