Who will replace Stan Grant on the ABC's Q+A show trends now
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ABC breakfast radio presenter Patricia Karvelas has been tipped as the frontrunner to be the new host of ABC's Q&A as Stan Grant prepares for what could be his final episode.
The veteran journalist with Indigenous heritage will step down from the role for an unknown period after Monday night's program, citing exhaustion and persistent racial abuse.
After ten months in the role, Grant announced on Friday he's taking leave after being subjected to 'relentless racial filth'.
The sudden departure has left ABC officials scrambling to find an interim host with a week's notice.
As Grant considers his future, it's understood RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas could be the initial replacement for a minimum of two episodes from May 29, The Australian's Media Diary reported.
Patricia Karvelas has been named as the frontrunner to replace Stan Grant in the interim
ABC Radio Melbourne host Virginia Trioli's name has also been thrown around, having previously worked as an interim host in 2021 following Hamish Macdonald's shock switch to Network Ten.
However, Trioli isn't considered a long-term replacement due to ongoing 'family issues', which saw her take time off earlier this year.
Insiders host David Speers is unlikely to be considered, despite being in the role previously as a rotating host.
'The circumstances which saw Grant's Indigenous heritage become part of the online vitriol directed towards him mean that Speers, as a white male, is unlikely to be considered for the
