Fed: Meakin sorry Rudd, Hockey chats finished for Sunrise

AAP General News (Australia)
04-16-2007
Fed: Meakin sorry Rudd, Hockey chats finished for Sunrise

Seven Network news chief PETER MEAKIN says he's sorry federal Opposition Leader KEVIN
RUDD and Workplace Relations Minister JOE HOCKEY have ended their relationship with the
Sunrise program.

Mr RUDD and Mr HOCKEY decided not to continue with their regular Friday morning appearance
on the breakfast show .. after a week of anger over Sunrise's plans to stage a fake Anzac
Day dawn service in Vietnam.

Mr MEAKIN says he'd hoped the relationship would continue .. and the network didn't
put any pressure on them to leave.

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KEYWORD: ANZAC SUNRISE MEAKIN (SYDNEY)

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