Giving him a run for his money! Karl Stefanovic takes on a reporter role on 6NEWS – a channel run by Melbourne Year 7 student Leo Puglisi, 12
Karl Stefanovic took on a different kind of news bulletin on Sunday night.
The Today show host was a special guest on 6NEWS, a YouTube channel run by Melbourne based Year 7 student Leo Puglisi.
Leo, 12, is currently recording his broadcasts from lockdown in a home studio and Karl, 45, joined him for a special guest appearance.
Career move! Karl Stefanovic (right) took on a different kind of news bulletin on Sunday night. The Today show host was a special guest on 6NEWS , a YouTube channel run by Melbourne based Year 7 student Leo Puglisi (left)
Karl acted as a news reporter on the segment, covering such topics on the show as the attempted banning of social media app TikTok – and even had a go at doing the weather.
The segment was recorded via video link with Karl joining from his home in Sydney on Friday afternoon.
Leo caught Karl’s attention after Senator Jane Hume recently Tweeted that he was giving Karl run for his money – so the host figured if you can’t beat them, join them.
The talented young journalist has also been dubbed ‘the next Karl Stefanovic’ by former Studio 10 producer and TV Blackbox co-creator Robert McKnight.
Tuning in: Karl, 45, joined Leo, 12, for a special guest appearance via video link from Sydney
Media mogul: Karl acted as a news reporter on the segment, covering such topics on the show as the attempted banning of social media app TikTok – and even had a go at doing the weather
The excited school boy told Daily Mail Australia exclusively that having Karl on the program was a dream come true.
‘I’d welcome Karl back anytime!’ he gushed excitedly. ‘It was absolutely a bulletin of a lifetime.
‘Having THE Karl Stefanovic co-hosting alongside me was something I will never forget, and I got to interview him too! Thanks Karl for everything!’ he added.
Leo hopes to have a long career in journalism, which has interested him since he was just 11-years-old.
Hard at work! Leo is currently recording his broadcasts from lockdown in a home studio
Dreams: The school boy told Daily Mail Australia that having Karl on the program was a dream come true. ‘I’d welcome Karl back anytime! It was absolutely a bulletin of a lifetime’ he said
‘I started it in March 2019 because I enjoyed writing news articles, making movies, filming it and it came together to form 6NEWS,’ he said.
Morning show host Karl better watch out, as the pre-teen has his sights set on a job very much like his.
‘I would love to work at a major network – of course I’d love to anchor but I would go wherever the career took me!’ Leo added.
The broadcast is currently live on the 6NEWS YouTube channel.
A very special guest: ‘Having THE Karl Stefanovic co-hosting alongside me was something I will never forget, and I got to interview him too! Thanks Karl for everything!’ he added