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Steve Jacobs explains why he won't be part of the Today show

He's set the record straight. - by Mark Brook
  • 20 Dec 2019

Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs has opened up about why he won’t be part of the program’s revamped team in 2020.

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Taking to Instagram, the 52-year-old shared a lengthy post, in which he explained why he was one of the names to be excluded from the show’s new-look line-up.

“Sadly I can’t commit to the future travel requirements of the job and have to put my beautiful daughters first. They are my world, my life and my joy,” Steve captioned.

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Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs has opened up about why he won’t be part of the program’s revamped team for 2020.

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The TV presenter gave a shout out to his fellow colleagues on the show, saying: “I want to say a sincere thank you to everyone for the incredible warm messages of support.

“Today has been my home for almost 15 years and I love the program and my colleagues dearly. I hope to see you all back on the tellie soon.”

Steve went on to say how grateful he is for being given the opportunity to achieve his accomplishments with the Channel Nine.

Steve Jacobs

Taking to Instagram, Steve shared a lengthy post, in which he explained why he was one of the names to be excluded from the show’s new-look line-up.

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“I will miss my morning family madly and wish the new team all the best for 2020 and beyond. A special thanks to my weather crew who are like brothers to me,” he wrote.

“Looking forward to having breakfast with my girls and doing school drop off. Not going to miss that alarm. Thanks for the love and thanks for the laughs.

“It’s been an incredible ride and I am a lucky man,” he concluded.

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Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs says he won't be joining the new-look team in 2020.

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Steve’s post comes after the network’s sudden announcement that it was making major changes to the line-up on Today, Today Extra and Weekend Today.

New recruits include Tracy Vo, who will join the team as a newsreader, while Tim Davies joins as a weather presenter and Alex Cullen joins as sports presenter.

Brooke Boney will continued her role as entertainment presenter on the program, while Richard Wilkins will host Weekend Today alongside Rebecca Maddern.

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Brooke Boney will continued her role as entertainment presenter on the program, while Richard Wilkins will host Weekend Today alongside Rebecca Maddern.

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