''The Feed'' is an Australian news, current affairs and

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television series that began airing on

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on 20 May 2013 and has continued through several series and with several changes of presenters.

Broadcast history

''The Feed'' was created by SBS former Director of News and Current Affairs Paul Cutler, who enlisted pop-culture journalist Patrick Abboud to help assemble a crew to produce a 15-minute daily show. Nick Hayden first executive producer when season one began airing in 2013, with presenters Patrick Abboud,

Marc Fennell Marc Fennell is an Australian film critic, technology journalist, radio personality, author and television presenter. Fennell is a co-anchor of '' The Feed'' and the host of ''Mastermind''. Career Film critic In 2002, Fennell was a winner o ...

Jan Fran Jeanette Francis (Arabic: جانيت فرانسيس), better known as Jan Fran, is a Lebanese-Australian journalist and presenter. She has worked with the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), and served as co-host of current affairs and satire ...

and Andy Park. The series episodes were extended for following seasons to a full half an hour segment daily, with a mix of in-depth features, news headlines and comedy

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. Several guests presenters have appeared on ''The Feed'' including

Lee Lin Chin Lee Lin Chin is an Indonesian-born Australian television, radio presenter and journalist, best known for her association with the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) network and was the weekend presenter of ''SBS World News''. Lee Lin has been ...

Dan Ilic Dan Ilic (born 20 November 1981) is an Australian presenter, comedian and filmmaker. Ilic has been known for his parody work, including videos and ''Beaconsfield: The Musical'', which he wrote, and more recently for his work on the show '' Hungr ...

, Kirsten Drysdale, Lawrence Leung, '' Good Games Michael Hing, Mark Humphries, and others. In 2015, Andy Park departed the show to become a reporter on ABC's '' 7.30'' current affairs show. Since then, ''The Feed'' has been co-hosted at various times by Marc Fennell, Jan Fran, Laura Murphy-Oates (from

NITV National Indigenous Television (NITV) is an Australian free-to-air television channel that broadcasts programming produced and presented largely by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It includes the half-hourly nightly ''NITV News'' ...

) and others. In 2020 ''The Feed'' moved to a weekly format, and switched to the SBS main channel, airing at 10pm, and following veteran current affairs programs ''

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'' at 8.30pm and ''

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'' at 9.30pm. In May 2022, SBS announced it would end the series due to declining audience figures, with its final episode airing on 28 June. Content under the ''Feed'' brand would continue to be made for

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and social media.

Awards

*In 2015, ''The Feed'' was nominated for a

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in the Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report category for their story "Ice Towns". *In 2016, Lee Lin Chin was nominated for the Gold and Silver Logie Awards for her work on the series and on

SBS World News ''SBS World News'' is the news service of the Special Broadcasting Service in Australia. Its flagship nightly bulletin is broadcast at on SBS with additional weeknight 'late' bulletins from on SBS. ''SBS News'' is the name of the news app ...

. *In 2017 producer Elise Potaka won an

Amnesty International Australia Amnesty International Australia is a section of the Amnesty International network, and is part of the global movement promoting and defending human rights and dignity. Concerns and campaigns Human rights in the Asia-Pacific region is a key con ...

Media Award for her story "Forced to Marry" *In July 2018 reporter Laura Murphy-Oates won the Young Journalist of the Year

Walkley Award The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley is the highest prize and ...

. *In November 2018 the

UN Day United Nations Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, ...

Media Award was won by producer Una Butorac for her story "Foul play: Are clubs killing community sport?". *In 2019 Jan Fran won the 2019 Walkley Award for Best Commentary for her "Frant" segments. *In 2020 Marty Smiley, Jack Tullerners and Pat Forrest won the Best Visual Storytelling Young Walkley award for their feature on the

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, while Ella Archibald-Binge was awarded the longform feature prize for her piece on Australia's stolen wages scheme.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feed, The Special Broadcasting Service original programming Australian television news shows 2013 Australian television series debuts English-language television shows