Business Interests
In 2002, Rick Ardon's wife, Erin Ardon, received approval from the City of Stirling to operate a Bed and Breakfast. The Beach Manor Bed and Breakfast is operated from the couple's Scarborough property in Perth, Western Australia. On 25 April 2005, the Seven Network lifestyle program The Great Outdoors ran a segment which featured the property. Australian Broadcasting Corporation program Media Watch reported about the segment, and the failure of the Seven Network to disclose Ardon's business relationship with the property. Seven's then Director of Corporate Development, Simon Francis, replied that there was no conflict of interest in the segment.
To suggest that The Great Outdoors undertook the segment for any reason other than it's a great place to visit is misplaced. The initial interest in the segment from our producers - based in Sydney - was not based on a need or desire to promote our news anchor in Perth or provide some "plug" for a business run by his wife. —Simon Francis.Read more about this topic: Rick Ardon
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