With her mum by her side, Brooke Boney signed off the Today Show this morning after nearly six years with Nine.
She announced in March she had been offered a place at Oxford University.
“As a young person, I didn’t see much of a future for myself beyond what my little imagination could conjure up,” she told viewers this morning.
“And because of the labor of my mum and my grandparents who are back in Muswellbrook, it wasn’t as bleak as it could have been, but it wasn’t as big as what it has been. I just want to say my good fortune has been hard won by those who came before me, but it’s not just luck, it’s hard work on my part as well. It’s a combination of all of those things, and I’m just eternally grateful.
“The Today Show was the first breakfast show in the country to put an Aboriginal person on as a full time host, and now it is a very normal thing to do in this timeslot, and I’m proud of that. I’m really grateful for that, and I hope it makes it easier for others to do the same.”
She added, “I’d like to say thank you to you, the audience. Thank you for accepting me. I know that I don’t fit the mould, and I’m grateful for each and every one of you for tuning in every day and for coming out to our OBs and for coming on this journey with me. It’s a privilege to go over to Oxford, but it’s even more of a privilege that I’ve got this much love around me, that it makes it difficult to leave.”
Well done, Brooke!
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