▁the ▁ 7 pm ▁Sydney ▁news ▁bullet in ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁also ▁hosted ▁election - night ▁broadcast s ▁and ▁educational ▁programs . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁ABC ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁Tony ▁East ley , ▁and ▁under w ent ▁a ▁sea ▁change , ▁moving ▁to ▁a ▁property ▁near ▁Jer vis ▁Bay ▁with ▁his ▁partner , ▁artist ▁Al ison ▁Mack ay . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁ret iring , ▁but ▁wanted ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁way . ▁ ▁More cro ft ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁ABC ▁to ▁host ▁Richard ▁More cro ft ▁Go es ▁Wild ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁drawing ▁on ▁his ▁passion ▁for ▁environmental ▁issues . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁host ▁Let ters ▁and ▁Num bers ▁on ▁S BS ▁Television , ▁an ▁Australian ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁game ▁show ▁Des ▁ch iff res ▁et ▁des ▁let tres , ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁British ▁game ▁show ▁Count down ▁is ▁based . ▁The ▁first ▁program ▁a ired ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁More cro ft ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁cross word ▁compiler ▁David ▁Ast le ▁and ▁math ematic ian ▁L ily ▁S erna . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁activities ▁More cro ft ▁is ▁a ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Tar ong a ▁Foundation ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁Park s ▁Board ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁W ide ▁Fund ▁for