6 days ago
Archie the flying fox joined Richard Morecroft behind the news desk
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. ABC Australia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 10 Oct 2026, 18:30 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Archie the flying fox joined Richard Morecroft behind the news desk”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Late veteran presenter Richard Morecroft is best known for his decades of news reading, but unbeknownst to viewers, he was sometimes joined at the desk by a furry companion.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC Australia
Archie the flying fox joined Richard Morecroft behind the news desk
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Richard Morecroft had a furry studio companion viewers never knew about
Reported by 1 outlet
- ABC