Susan Wood back on screens

TVNZ said the veteran broadcaster would also speak on Seven Sharp about her "traumatic year" this week. Photo / Supplied, TVNZ

Top broadcaster Susan Wood has returned to television for the first time since sustaining a serious brain injury.

Wood was rushed to hospital after she fell down some stairs and suffered a brain injury in January. She spent one month recovering at a brain injury rehabilitation facility, before she returned home to continue recuperating.

Wood previously fronted TVNZ's Q+A programme, and returned for the first time since she was injured this morning, to interview Time magazine editor Nancy Gibbs about the future of journalism and the US presidential election.

TVNZ said the veteran broadcaster would also speak on Seven Sharp about her "traumatic year" this week.

Simon Dallow, who has filled in for Wood on Q+A, said it "was great to see Susan back" on this morning's show.

Dallow had previously said: "I'm looking forward to keeping the seat warm and I hope to make Susan proud.

"There's actually a degree of symmetry to this as Susan once filled in for me 10 years ago, so I'm pleased to be able to return the favour."

After Wood was released from hospital in February, her sons Alex and Matthew issued a statement saying: "We thank all involved in her care at Auckland Hospital for their dedication, their expertise and their humanity.

"Their treatment of our mother was outstanding. We also appreciate the concern and goodwill shown by others."

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