ABC plans Riot to mark 40th anniversary of Mardi Gras

By Michael Idato
Updated August 21 2017 - 12:03am, first published August 17 2017 - 3:29pm

John Lyons has been named head of investigative and in-depth journalism at the ABC. Lyons, who is currently associate editor in charge of digital content at The Australian, is a former editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, producer of the iconic Sunday program for Nine and a former foreign correspondent who worked in New York, Washington and Jerusalem. Lyons will lead the ABC's investigative work across a slate of its television and radio programs, including 7.30, Australian Story, Four Corners, Lateline, AM, PM and The World Today. The ABC's director of news Gaven Morris said Lyons would "play a key role in delivering our best in-depth and investigative reporting to all Australian audiences".

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