'Seems like hosts are going the way as the dinosaurs - nobody needs them!' Today's weather presenter Steve Jacobs makes an awkward joke about staff sackings on Tim Gilbert's last day
After five years as sports reporter, Tim Gilbert became the latest victim of the so-called 'bloodbath' at Channel Nine's Today show.
Along with Karl Stefanovic, Richard Wilkins and Sylvia Jeffreys, Tim was reportedly given his marching orders last month.
And on his last day as fill-in host on Friday, the 51-year-old was mocked as a 'dinosaur' by his fellow Today presenters - specifically weatherman Steve Jacobs.
'Seems like hosts are going the way as the dinosaurs - nobody needs them!' Watch the awkward moment Today's weather presenter Steve Jacobs joked about staff sackings on Tim Gilbert's last day. Pictured: Tim Gilbert and Lara Vella on Friday
After a news report about the controversy surrounding the Oscars' host, Steve, also 51, said: 'Seems like hosts are going the way as the dinosaurs. Nobody needs them!'
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At that moment, the camera showed a very unimpressed-looking Tim, with the corners of his mouth firmly turned down.
Tim smiled briefly before scrunching up his face as the Today show's cast and crew could be heard laughing throughout the studio.
Ouch! After a news report about the controversy surrounding the Oscars' host, Steve (pictured) said: 'Seems like hosts are going the way as the dinosaurs. Nobody needs them!'
Oh, dear! At that moment, the camera showed a very unimpressed-looking Tim, with the corners of his mouth firmly turned down
Proving he's a good sport, Tim clearly saw the funny side and started giggling too.
The veteran journalist is the latest casualty to follow Steve Burling's appointment as director of morning television at Channel Nine last month.
Longtime Today host Karl Stefanovic, 44, was axed from the breakfast program last month, following a blaze of poor ratings and negative headlines.
His sacking came just a day after his brother, Peter Stefanovic, 37, was dropped by the network altogether as part of a rumoured cost-cutting measure.
Bloodbath: Longtime Today host Karl Stefanovic, 44, was axed from the breakfast program last month, following a blaze of poor ratings and negative publicity. Pictured with Georgie Gardner
Shake-up: Karl's sacking came just a day after his brother, Peter Stefanovic (right), was dropped by the network altogether as part of a rumoured cost-cutting measure. Peter's newsreader wife Sylvia Jeffreys (left) has also lost her role on the Today show
Peter's newsreader wife Sylvia Jeffreys, 32, has also lost her role on the Today show.
Today's showbiz reporter Richard Wilkins, 64, will remain the head of entertainment at Nine, but will moving primarily to Today Extra.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Deborah Knight would be replacing Karl on a permanent basis alongside Georgie Gardner.
She was chosen over a long list of contenders for the job, including Brenton Ragless and Ben Fordham.
New start: Earlier this month, it was revealed that Deborah Knight (left) would be replacing Karl on a permanent basis alongside Georgie Gardner (right)
