Newsreader John Mangos’s television career has been given a second chance on channel Seven as he got the gig presenting the news at 4.30 pm.

Mangos was sacked earlier this year from SKY news for making a ill-timed racist joke, but many say it was an over-reaction by the PAY TV provider, especially since he later apologised for what he said. Mangos will be doing the summer shifts for Channel Seven news coming at a sensitive time for the broadcaster who are in deals with providing media to China.

In September, Mangos was also presenting the news on SBS.