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Karl Stefanovic blindsided! Is Alex Cullen taking over Today?

“Alex is smart, funny and, importantly, has no baggage.” - by New Idea
  • 08 Mar 2021

While Leila McKinnon and Deb Knight circle Allison Langdon’s empty Today chair, as she recovers from a serious injury sustained on-air, New Idea hears Karl Stefanovic’s job is also being sized up.

WATCH: Alex Cullen is now a dad to twins!

According to a well-placed insider within the ranks of Nine, the breakfast show’s very own news and sports presenter, Alex Cullen, is being positioned to one day take 46-year-old Karl’s place.

“He’s the under-the-radar wild card who they are positioning to eventually take over from Karl,” says the source. “They are pinning all their hopes on Alex stepping up in the future.

Karl Stefanovic Alex Cullen

Speculation is swirling that Alex Cullen (right) is being positioned to take Karl Stefanovic's (left) place as Today host.

Channel Nine

The insider also believes 40-year-old Alex is the “perfect” candidate to inherit the host seat from Karl, who was removed from the show in 2018 before being reinstated in January 2020.

“Alex is smart, funny and, importantly, has no baggage.”

Alex Cullen

“Alex is smart, funny and, importantly, has no baggage.”

Channel Nine

Last week, a top TV insider told New Idea, “time is running out for poor Karl” as  the impending departure of the network’s CEO, Hugh Marks, has left the father-of-four in a vulnerable position.

“Hugh has always been Karl’s biggest supporter,” the source said.

“But with the big boss due to depart in the next few months, poor Karlos has found himself with not too many allies left,”

The insider added: “he’s the last man standing from the old boys’ club, so he would be nervous.”

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