of fill-in presenters back-filling the maternity leave of Jillian Whiting on the Nine Network television show Extra. Resignation In November 2016, Spencer announced that he would be leaving his coveted breakfast show, but will stay with 612 ABC Brisbane. He had been the presenter of the Breakfast shift for eleven years. In December 2016, it was announced that Spencer would be replaced by Queensland Country Hour presenter, Craig Zonca as the host of the station's breakfast program in 2017. On 6 January 2017 Howson announced that he had officially resigned from the ABC. He had worked for the ABC for 25 years. Career 2017- In February 2017 Howson announced that he would join event podcasting company Pop Up Radio. Founded in 2015, Pop Up Radio provides live-broadcasts of conferences, events and trade shows online. Howson also writes a daily news email The Gateway for newspaper The Brisbane Times. The service launched on 6 February 2017 is written in a conversational style and is sent each morning at 8:30 a.m. Along with this, Howson began tutoring radio students at USQ Springfield. Howson joined the Nine Radio-owned conservative-focused radio station 4BC in January 2021 for the 9-1pm shift on Saturday and Sundays. Private life Howson was born in England but has lived in Brisbane since 1979. He attended primary schools at Bald Hills, Toowong and Manly. High School was Brisbane Grammar and he then attended the Queensland University of Technology. He married his wife, Nikki, on Mount Coot-tha in June 1996 and they have a son Jack born in 2000. Awards 2005 ABC Local Local Radio "Broadcaster of the Year" 2006 Won the ratings slot for Breakfast Radio. References External links Profile at 612 ABC Brisbane Profile at ABC English emigrants to Australia 1972 births Australian radio personalities Living people People from Brisbane Queensland University of Technology alumni