Veteran broadcaster will take long break over summer and return to ABC in yet to be announced roleGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesWhen Fran Kelly signs off on Thursday after 17 years hosting Radio National Breakfast, the veteran ABC broadcaster will finally be able to breathe.
“Sometimes I feel like every hour of my day is mapped out by what I need to achieve in that hour in order to be able to deliver the show the next morning, so it will be nice to breathe out a little,” Kelly told Guardian Australia ahead of her final show.
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