The veteran reporter confirmed the news on Monday on Instagram, revealing he would be joining Ten's soon-to-be-launched investigative unit – and that the move had a personal twist.

'Well here we go. I've switched channels. But also in a way – I've come full circle,' Hitchcock began.

'I grew up watching my father on Channel Ten News every night. I had a bunk bed with Eyewitness News stickers all over it – and can still sing the theme song.'

He added: 'So I'm delighted to start work here today – joining the network to help with its plans for the future.'

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He also shared a throwback photo of his father, veteran Ten journalist Kevin Hitchcock, sporting a classic 1980s moustache and captioned it with some amusing words: 'Not sure I could pull one of those off – but there's still time.'

The move comes just days after The Australian reported that Hitchcock, along with 7News Sydney's Bill Hogan and award-winning former foreign correspondent Amelia Brace, had all resigned from Seven to join Ten.

The trio are believed to have signed on to front a new current affairs program backed by Ten’s head of news, Martin White.

Brace and Hitchcock left Seven’s Sydney newsroom within hours of quitting and began work at Ten on Monday. Hogan is expected to start in three weeks.