By Kate Lyons James Mathison, host of soon-to-be axed Channel 10 breakfast show, Wake Up, is the first of those hit by the sweeping cuts to Channel 10 to respond publicly. His message: I need a drink. 'Scotch anyone? Scotchy, scotch, scotch, down in my belly,' tweeted Mathison who would have been in need of a stiff drink after the day he has had. Channel Ten announced sweeping cuts to the network, including  axing its breakfast show Wake Up, early, morning and late news bulletins, resulting in the loss of up to 150 jobs. Dismal ratings: Ten's breakfast show Wake Up has been cancelled after it suffered its worst week of ratings since it launched in November
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Channel Ten axes struggling breakfast show, Wake Up, after struggling with dismal ratings since it launched last year
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5.30am, 11am and 10.30pm news bulletins also set to be axed on Friday
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Up to 150 jobs set to be axed from the network
@placeholder staff hugged ans supported one another this morning, just hours before the announcement that their show would be cancelled