Local talent deficit again strikes MTR

When MTR 1377 took to the airwaves in April, suggestions that the Melbourne component was actually quite Sydney-centric in its line-up were dismissed by program director Steve Price. Surprising then to hear that with Steve Vizard taking a break as of next week, MTR has again looked north of the border for a replacement. Sydney-based A Current Affair reporter Ben Fordham has been enlisted to fill in, writes Suzanne Carbone in The Age.