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Long-serving ABC broadcaster Robyn Williams to leave The Science Show after 51 years

The Guardian Science · 17 October 2026 at 02:05

Long-serving ABC broadcaster Robyn Williams to leave The Science Show after 51 years

No replacement has been named as the 82-year-old departs, with the media announcement referring only to ‘the next generation’ Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter here Long-serving broadcaster Robyn Williams is leaving the ABC’s The Science Show after 51 years, as the public broadcaster looks to refresh its science programming.

The news comes a fortnight after the ABC’s financial journalist Alan Kohler announced his retirement after three decades.

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