KARL: PERSONA NON GRATA AT NINE?

Karl’s messy private life turned off viewers – and colleagues.

Breakfast TV’S former golden boy has few friends left at Nine after the fallout from his chaotic personal life and the terrible toll it’s taken on Today’s ratings. “He’s really on the nose with everyone at Nine,” claims one staffer.

“All these pay cuts and slashed budgets are a direct result of his disastrous last two years at Today. He’s got few friends left in the place, other than his long-time buddy from A Current Affair, Steve Marshall.”

And if reports are correct that Nine is considering sending Karl to the US to rehabilitate his tarnished public image, then even more staff will be up in arms.

“Some of the young guns have done the hard yards and are already furious knowing they may be overlooked for Karl for the coveted US correspondent role,” says the staffer.

“If that happens, the morale will sink even further at Nine.”