Kate Collins, an Adelaide fixture on the local Nine Network, has been slashed after 19 years on the job.

Collins joined the channel back in 2006 as a reporter and graduated to weekend news presenter the following year.

However, Nine reportedly recently told Collins her contract would not be renewed after nearly two decades with the network.

Ms Collins was absent from Monday’s night bulletin following the decision.

An insider source told The Advertiser the decision came as a “huge shock” and Ms Collins was “absolutely blindsided”.

The newsreader “loved her job so much and she never took the privilege for granted,” they added.

Ms Collins had hosted the Network’s Christmas Pageant coverage just three days before the decision was announced.

It comes as another 9News anchor and weather p

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