‘This Morning’ Boss Martin Frizell Exits Controversy-Hit ITV Morning Show

variety.com:

K.J. Yossman “This Morning” boss Martin Frizell is exiting from the ITV morning show after ten years in the role. It is the latest blow for 37-year-old magazine format show “This Morning,” which has suffered a series of controversies over the past 24 months after its long running anchors, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, stepped down in quick succession.

Frizell is the show’s longest-running editor, having joined ITV in 2014 as the editor of fellow daytime show “Loose Women.” He is set to step down next spring.

His successor has not yet been announced. “Next year I’m expecting my family priorities to change so I need to free up time for them,” said Frizell. “I love my team at ITV and will miss them and the thrill of live telly but it’s an always on, 24 hours a day, seven days a week commitment and I won’t be able to do both.” “It’s been a privilege to lead truly great presenters and producers, between us we’ve turned out more than six thousand hours of live topical telly, that’s around 20,000 items and whilst the gongs are always nice.

I’m most proud of the change we made to so many lives, even saving a fair few with our campaigns on anti suicide, menopause, testicular cancer and ‘how – to’ items.