Danika Mason leaves Today show after maternity leave
The Today sports presenter will not return from maternity leave, choosing to focus on her NRL role and new baby instead.
Mason announced Friday she is stepping down permanently when she returns next year. Mason said juggling the breakfast show, NRL commitments, and a new baby was impossible, something had to give.
Mason's maternity leave started a week early on doctor's orders. Mason joined Today in February 2025 and said the past two years had been fun with an incredible team.
She will keep covering NRL for Nine from March. Mason and partner Liam Knight are expecting their first child in December.
- February 2025
- Mason joined Today
- Two years
- Time at show
- December
- First child due
- Liam Knight
- Partner
Why it mattersMason was one of Nine's most visible morning TV faces; her exit reshapes the Today lineup and marks another shift in Australian breakfast television.
AustraliaAustralian TV viewers will lose a familiar morning presence, though Mason remains part of Nine's NRL coverage during the rugby league season.
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