ABC’s Q+A show host, Stan Grant has announced that he is stepping down from the show and the network. He shared in a column that he’d be walking away from the show after Monday (May 15, 2023) episode of the show.
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He made this announcement in an official statement after facing racial abuse due to speaking about the impact of colonialism during King Charles’ coronation.
Grant bitterly shared that “since the King’s coronation, I have seen people in the media lie and distort my words.”
According him, all criticisms geared towards ABC have been channeled at him even though he was not the host nor presenter. For someone who was just a guest on the show, he is surely facing more than what he deserved.
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“I was not the producer nor presenter of the coronation broadcast yet every newspaper article accusing the ABC of bias has carried my image. I am writing this because I will not have people depict me as a person of hate,” he shared bitterly.
Grant also added that, not a single producer of the show had reached out to defend him publicly even though he did nothing wrong.
“Not one ABC executive has publicly refuted the lies written or spoken about me. I don’t hold any individual responsible; this is an institutional failure. I value the friendship of ABC Directors of News, Justin Stevens. He has been a support and a comfort. He is trying to change an organization that has its own legacy of racism. But he knows I am disappointed. I am dispirited,” he explained.
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