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Richard Watts says au revoir to ArtsHub

Richard Watts OAM, Deputy Editor and Performing Arts Editor, has announced he will be leaving ArtsHub next month.

10 Jun 2026 17:00

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ArtsHub's Performing Arts Editor Richard Watts OAM. A grey-haired, fair-skinned man in late middle age smiles at the camera. He is wearing a black jacket over a black business shirt; a dark red pocket handkerchief protrudes from his jacket's breast pocket.

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ArtsHub’s Performing Arts Editor Richard Watts OAM in 2020. Photo: Fiona Hamilton.

Deputy Editor and Performing Arts Editor Richard Watts OAM has announced he will be leaving ArtsHub next month after an illustrious 17-year career with the company.

Watts received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2024.

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