Tony Armstrong, a Logie winner for best new talent and Gold Logie nominee, to leave in October amid negotiations with the ABC for a new TV show

Tony Armstrong, the breakout ABC star who went from winning a Logie for best new talent to Gold Logie nominee in two years, is leaving ABC News Breakfast next month when his contract with ABC News expires.

Guardian Australia understands there are no guarantees Armstrong will remain employed by the ABC and he is in negotiations with the broadcaster’s entertainment division for a new TV vehicle.

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