This Morning boss of 10 years quits after Phillip Schofield scandal and ratings drop

dailyrecord.co.uk:

This Morning is set to lose another leading figure after its editor announced his plans to step down after 10 years. Martin Frizell will leave the programme in Spring 2025, although it is currently unclear who will replace him.

The broadcaster joined ITV in 2014 as Editor of Loose Women, before switching to This Morning, the Mirror reports. He is the longest serving editor of the show, which has won a slew of National Television Awards and weathered some damaging scandals under his leadership.

The editor explained that he is stepping back from television to focus on supporting his wife Fiona Phillips, the former GM:TV host, in her battle with Alzheimer's.

Martin said: “Next year I’m expecting my family priorities to change so I need to free up time for them. 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.”He added: “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.