australian broadcasting association ( abc ) broadcasting founder , sandra smith , has quit to become the principal of development for " channel nine . " her changing task is set to focus on drama . former managing executive russell balding admitted that her cohen had lifted audiences to " history astonishing " levels . however , ms levy come under fire during her abc period for an overly conservative channel approach to major national stories - particularly a slowdown response to stories of the december 2004 central asian tsunami . she was criticised for refusing to interrupting regular program to go to breaking headlines reporting .
Sandra Levy works for Channel Nine.