George Negus hosted the program from 2005 until 2010, replacing journalist Mark Davis, who in his period between 2003–04 gained several nominations for the Walkley Awards. He was preceded in the host's chair by Jana Wendt and Pria Viswalingam. Negus was replaced by his predecessor Mark Davis and Yalda Hakim, another Dateline journalist. Helen Vatsikopoulos also spent time as host. In December 2012, Yalda Hakim resigned from "Dateline" to join BBC World News. Yalda was replaced by former CNN presenter Anjali Rao in February 2013.