You just can't stop the avalanche of boning at Channel Nine, it seems, with the news (ho ho) that another member of the Nine News team has been given the boot.

And as if the rest of the bonings hadn't seemed arbitrary enough for you, this time it was veteran reporter Brad Schmitt who was unceremoniously shown the door - after twenty-five years with the network.

Way to golden handshake your faithful, Nine! Right on!

"They told him they were going for a fresh look and he wasn't going to be part of it," a Nine insider told Confidential.

"After 25 years, he's absolutely devastated. To say it's come out of left field is an understatement and a half."

Nine wasted no time, allegedly cutting Schmitt's remote access to its computer system by Monday afternoon.

Schmitt was highly regarded as Nine's most senior Sydney reporter and was to have celebrated his quarter century with the network on August 1.

Rather than being a contracted star, Schmitt was on staff and is believed to require three warnings of poor performance before he can be legally sacked.

Experts said his case for unfair dismissal was "on solid ground".

Said "experts" said his case was "on solid ground" while rubbing their hands together while an imaginary sack filled with gold coins above their heads.

So, let's just add this to the list of things Channel Nine doesn't like, shall we? Women, locally-produced content, expectant mothers and now, oldies.

Have we missed anything?

 

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