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While I don't know the reasons for Wendy and Robbie leaving, what I can say is that breakfast presenters on the major metropolitan ABC radio stations are on the breakfast shift for only a few years unlike their commercial radio counterparts. In this case, Wendy and Robbie have been on the breakfast shift for four years.
On the other hand, there were breakfast presenters on ABC metropolitan stations such as Peter Evans (RIP 1985) who was an "institution" on 3LO (ABC 774) for 20 years. At the same time, Red Symons had the highest rating programs on 3LO (ABC 774) who was suddenly dismissed from from his program.
While I cannot predict the directions of the two presenters, it appears that Wendy will be assisting her son in a startup (business) and Robbie will be taking a break from radio hopefully returning on air at a future time, source: https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/robbie-buck-and-wendy-harmer-no-longer-to-host-abc-breakfast-sydney/news-story/555e779d4a09ec0fa6f9313d821e797d .
For many presenters who started on JJJ, there is a pattern: JJJ > RN > Metropolitan breakfast > Other ABC programs or RN or Metropolitan > Management within the ABC or presenting on commercial radio or other pursuits such as academia and/or writing science-based books.
Nevertheless, I hope the next presenter or presenters who are engaging last a little longer than a few years or if they leave, it's on their own volition. I don't like to think that people are disposable.
Thank you,
Anthony of thoughtful Belfield