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National Nine News
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National Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network. It has traditionally been the most popular service in the country, however in recent years the Seven Network's Seven News has become the highest rating evening news service on a national basis.[citation needed]
Its flagship bulletin is broadcast daily at 6.00pm. Individual, local bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Darwin . In Adelaide and Perth National Nine News-branded bulletins are produced by WIN Television, owner the two stations.
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Today is the network's breakfast program, shown from 6-9am weekdays. It combines talk, entertainment and human-interest stories as does rival program Sunrise. Today is hosted by Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson. Georgie Gardner presents half-hourly news updates with Cameron Williams (sport) and Steve Jacobs (weather). Richard Wilkins and Hollywood correspondent Richard Reid report on entertainment stories.
National Nine News: Morning Edition is a national bulletin shown at 11.00am weekdays, presented from the network's Sydney studios by news presenter Kellie Connolly on Monday- Thursdays and Allison Langdon on Fridays and finance presenter Joanna Townsend.
National Nine News: Afternoon Edition, introduced in 2004, is a national bulletin broadcast at 4.30pm weekdays, presented by Kellie Connolly on Monday- Thursdays and Allison Langdon on Fridays. Tim Sheridan presents sport, while finance is presented by Joanna Townsend and weather is presented by Jaynie Seal.
Nightline is the network's late news bulletin, shown at around 11.30 pm weeknights, depending on what precedes it. It is presented by Michael Usher, and features a range of reports covering news, sport, finance and weather, sourced primarily from National Nine News, but often also A Current Affair and foreign news services such as ITN. Stephanie Brantz presents sport, Tom Piotrowski from CommSec presents finance, and the weather is presented by Jaynie Seal.
Nine News Now is an online bulletin recorded at 3.00 pm weekdays, and released an hour later presented by Kellie Connolly and finance presenter Karen Tso. The service began in 2006 and can be seen and downloaded at ninemsn.com.au and as a vodcast.
National Nine News Sydney is presented from the network's national news studios by Mark Ferguson, with Ken Sutcliffe presenting sport Mondays to Fridays and Stephanie Brantz presenting sport on Fridays, and Jaynie Seal presenting the weather.
Mark Ferguson succeeded Jim Waley in 2005 as the bulletin's main presenter.[1] Waley had been the longest serving presenter at the time, following the retirement of Brian Henderson.
Mike Munro presents on weekends, alongside sport presenters Stephanie Brantz on Saturdays and Ken Sutcliffe on Sundays. Mike Munro and Michael Usher are regular fill-in presenters.
National Nine News Melbourne is presented from the network's Melbourne news studios by Peter Hitchener, with Tony Jones presenting sport, and Livinia Nixon presenting the weather. Weekend bulletins are presented by Jo Hall and sport presenter Heath O’Loughlin. This bulletin is also simulcast on local radio station Light FM.
Brian Naylor presented National Nine News in Melbourne for 20 years, (1978-1998). Following his retirement, he was succeeded by Peter Hitchener as weeknight news presenter, while Jo Hall took over Hitchener's existing position as weekend presenter. Melbourne's bulletin, along with Adelaide, uses an older version of the "Cool Hand Luke" National Nine News theme as a result of an initial decline in ratings following its early-2006 relaunch.
Brett McLeod is the fill-in weekend presenter for the Melbourne news service, with Christine Ahern the fill-in sport presenter. Carolyne Randoe presents the weather in place of Livinia Nixon over the summer or as a fill-in.
National Nine News Brisbane is presented from the network's Brisbane news studios by Bruce Paige and Heather Foord, with Ian Healy presenting sport, and Joseph May presenting the weather.
Melissa Downes is the weekend presenter for the Brisbane news service, alongside sport presenter Steve Haddan and weather presenter Miranda Deakin. Lisa Backhouse has recently been filling in over the weekends, while Melissa presents Extra, filling in for Jillian Whiting who is on maternity leave.
Wally Lewis was the weekday sports presenter until December 2006, when following an on-air incident, it was found he had epilepsy. It is currently unknown if he will return to presenting sport. [2]
John Schluter was also the weather presenter until his resignation in September 2006. It has been announced that former Seven newsreader Frank Warrick will present weather in 2008 [1].
Paige and Foord have presented the bulletin together since late 2004; Jillian Whiting preceded Foord after she went on leave in 2002.
Gold Coast News is a local news service for the gold coast region. It is presented and produced from the network's Brisbane news studios by Eva Milic, who is filling in for regular presenter Jillian Whiting who is on maternity leave. She presents news, sport and weather.
The bulletin was presented from news studios on the Gold Coast until July 3, 2006, when production was moved to Brisbane. It airs at 5:30pm and is followed by Brisbane's National Nine News. It does not air on weekends.
↑Jillian Whiting is on maternity leave. She is not expected back until early in 2008.↑
National Nine News Adelaide is produced from WIN Television's Adelaide news studios by Rob Kelvin and Kelly Nestor, with Kym Dillon presenting sport. Ali Carle is currently presenting weather until a permanent replacement for Keith Martyn is announced.
Georgina McGuinness is the weekend presenter for the Adelaide news service. Mark Bickley presents sport and Xavier Minniecon presents the weather.
The Adelaide bulletin was notable for having the last remaining all-male co-anchor lineup (with Kevin Crease and Rob Kelvin), which ended in early 2007 after Crease's death. This was one of the longest serving news duos in Australia lasting from 1988 until 2007.
Throughout the 1990s, Deanna Williams was the main fill-in presenter and state political reporter. Following her resignation in March 2002,either Kelvin or Crease would fill in for McGuinness on weekends, but in 2005 the situation arose where all three presenters were unavailable, and weekend sports presenter Mark Bickley had to read the news. Since summer 2006, Sonia Madigan has presented occasionally however Kelvin and Nestor usually present one day each if McGuinness is absent for the weekend.
Troy Grey fills-in as sports presenter over summer, while Ali Carle from Triple M Adelaide occasionally presents weather along with her sport reporting duties.
National Nine News Perth is produced from WIN Television's Perth news studios by Dixie Marshall and Sonia Vinci, alongside sport presenter Michael Thomson and weather presenter Natalia Cooper.
The Perth bulletin is currently the most poorly performing National Nine News bulletin in Australia, typically holding third or fourth place. This is commonly attributed to the popularity of rival station TVW-7's Seven News Perth, which regularly attracts over 100,000 viewers more than National Nine News Perth.[citation needed]
Perth's National Nine News bulletin remains the first and only Australian news bulletin to have two female anchors, Dixie Marshall and Sonia Vinci. They are also the faces of Nine Perth's general operations and promotions.
Sharlyn Sarac is the weekend presenter for the Perth news service, Mark Readings presents sport.
This bulletin is also screened on WIN Television throughout Western Australia.
National Nine News Darwin is presented from the network's Darwin news studios by Jonathan Uptin, with Lisa Andrews presenting sport.
Tim Arvier is the weekend presenter for the Darwin news service, which comprises local news and sport, then national news presented from the network's Sydney bulletin presented by Mike Munro.
- ^ Mascarenhas, Alan. "Nine dumps Jim Waley", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2005-01-20]]. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Lewis making good progress, says wife", AAP, ninemsn, 2007-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
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