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Weekend Today (Australian TV Program)
''Weekend Today'' is an Australian breakfast television program, hosted by Clint Stanaway and Alison Piotrowski. It has been broadcast live by the Nine Network since 2009 and airs after children's programming and runs from 7am to 10am on weekends. The show is broadcast from the Nine Network studios in North Sydney, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales. History In January 2009, David Gyngell, chief executive of the Nine Network and John Westacott, former head of news and current affairs announced that ''Today'' would begin broadcasting on Sunday mornings. The program entitled, ''Today on Sunday'', competes in the same timeslot as the Seven Network's '' Weekend Sunrise'', which dominates Sunday morning television nationally, except on the east coast. The show launched on 1 February 2009 and the original team consisted of Cameron Williams and Leila McKinnon with the news presented by Amber Sherlock and the sport was presented by Tim Gilbert on Satur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakfast Television
Breakfast television (Europe and Australia) or morning show (Canada and the United States) is a type of news broadcasting, news or infotainment television programme that broadcasts Live television, live in the morning (typically broadcast programming, scheduled between 5:00 and 10:00a.m., or if it is a local programme, as early as 4:00a.m.). Often presented by a small team of hosts, these programmes are typically marketed towards the combined demography of people getting ready for work and school and stay-at-home adults and parents. The first – and longest-running – national breakfast/morning show on television is ''Today (American TV program), Today'', which set the tone for the television genre, genre and premiered on 14 January 1952 on NBC in the United States. For the next 70 years, ''Today'' was the number one morning program in the ratings for the vast majority of its run and since its start, many other television stations and television networks around the world hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60 Minutes (Australian TV Program)
''60 Minutes'' is an Australian version of the American news magazine television show of the same title, airing on the Nine Network since 1979 on Sunday nights. A New Zealand version uses segments of the show. The program is one of five inducted into Australia's television Logie Hall of Fame. History The program was founded by American television producer Gerald Stone, who was appointed its inaugural executive producer in 1979 by media tycoon Kerry Packer. Stone devised it to be an Australian version of CBS's American ''60 Minutes'' program and it featured upon its inauguration well known reporters George Negus, Ray Martin, Ian Leslie. Its prominent early programs included a 1981 interview Negus conducted with UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, during which the prime minister aggressively countered his questions. Negus asked Thatcher why people described her as ''pig-headed'' and the Prime Minister demanded he tell her who, when and where such comments were made. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Boney
Brooke Kathleen Boney (born ) is an Australian journalist and television presenter of Aboriginal Gamilaroi descent. Boney has previously been a news and entertainment presenter of Nine Network's breakfast program '' Today'' and newsreader on the ABC's radio network Triple J. Early life and education Boney was born in 1987 in Muswellbrook, New South Wales,Chrysanthos, Natassia (17 January 2019Brooke Boney on being commercial breakfast TV's first indigenous star ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 23 March 2018. the eldest of six children. She is a Gamilaroi woman. She worked as a volunteer in community radio while at high school. She has also undertaken an advertising cadetship at the ''Australian Financial Review''. After entering as a mature age student, Boney graduated from University of Technology Sydney with a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) in 2014. Career While studying for her degree, Boney produced the ''Blackchat'' program on Sydn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Walsh
Sophie Walsh (born 24 October 1985) is an Australian television news presenter journalist. She is currently a presenter and reporter for ''Nine News''. She has previously been a co-host and news presenter on ''Weekend Today''. Career Early in her career Walsh worked as a news reporter and head of newsroom at WIN Television in Bundaberg, where she helped launch a new news bulletin in the Wide Bay area. In October 2009, she joined the Nine Network in Sydney, where she became a reporter for ''Nine News'', and a fill-in presenter on the network's national bulletins. She also presented newsbursts on Nine's sister channel, 9Go!, in 2010. In September 2011, she moved to the Brisbane newsroom, which had just been rocked by the sacking of two reporters for their roles in a faked live helicopter cross during a nightly bulletin the previous month. One of the stories she covered was the deportation of four Italian girls from Brisbane to their father's home in Florence, Italy. She also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Azzopardi
Jayne Azzopardi (born 1980) is an Australian television presenter, reporter and journalist. Azzopardi is currently a news presenter of Nine Network's breakfast program ''Today''. She has previously been a co-host and news presenter of '' Weekend Today'' and reporter for '' Nine News Sydney''. Media career After she studied journalism at the University of Technology in Sydney, Azzopardi started her career as a journalist at WIN News located in Wagga Wagga. Before joining Nine, Jayne also worked at international news organisations including ITN, BBC, CNBC & Al Jazeera. Azzopardi joined ''Nine News'' in 2009 as a political journalist based in Canberra, where she covered two elections and three leadership changes. In 2011, she moved to the Sydney newsroom to report on breaking news stories across Australia and around the world, from natural disasters to Hollywood red carpets and royal tours. In addition to her reporting duties, Azzopardi has hosted ''Talking Married'' on Nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Russell
Belinda Russell (born ca. 1978 in Biloela, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian television newsreader, weather presenter and journalist. Russell is currently weather presenter on '' Nine News Sydney''. She has previously been a co-host of ''Weekend Today'' and co-host of '' Today Extra'' on Friday. Career Belinda started her career at Network 10 in Brisbane in 1999, where she produced kids environment shows, and thereafter she joined the news team as a reporter. In 2002, she moved to London and joined Sky News as a producer, becoming one of few Australian journalists to work on-camera for a British television program. Nine Network Russell returned to Australia in 2007 and joined Nine Network's program '' A Current Affair'' as a reporter in Sydney. In 2013, she was appointed the weeknight weather presenter for '' Nine News Sydney''. In 2019, Belinda was announced as a co-host of '' Today Extra'' on Fridays while Sylvia Jeffreys was on maternity leave. This turned into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist. Maddern is currently Chief Sports Presenter on '' Seven News Melbourne.'' She has worked at Seven Network for over a decade, where she was a presenter and reporter for ''Seven News'' and also presented a variety of programs and events across the network. Career Maddern started off her career in radio after she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from the RMIT University in 1999. Later she became a sports reporter for Melbourne radio station Triple M, whilst there she worked alongside some of the top media personalities of Australia. In 2001, Rebecca began reading the Fox FM afternoon news reports and, at the beginning of 2002, moved to Nova 100 to read the breakfast news during the inaugural year of '' Hughesy, Kate and Dave''. Seven Network In October 2002, Maddern joined the Seven Network after being offered reporting position by the news director. It was there in her fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wilkins (TV Presenter)
Richard Stephen Wilkins (born 19 June 1954) is a New Zealand–born Australian television and radio presenter. He is the entertainment editor for the Nine Network and weekend announcer on smoothfm. Early life and music career Wilkins was born in New Zealand on 19 June 1954, where he graduated from teachers' college, majoring in English and music. Using the name "Richard Wilde", he became an aspiring pop singer. PolyGram signed him to a worldwide deal. In 1980, he brought his band ''Wilde And Reckless'' to Australia. He released some singles and a six-track EP, and toured with Grace Jones. He left the music industry to work behind the scenes as Promotions and Marketing Manager for Sydney radio stations 2Day FM and 2UW. He was part of the Australian Olympians' group which released the top-30 single " You're Not Alone". In 2006, he returned to the stage for his role as Vince Fontaine in the mega-production "Grease: the Arena Spectacular". Television and radio career Alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Langdon
Allison Langdon is an Australian television presenter, journalist, reporter and author. She is currently the host of '' A Current Affair'' and a presenter and reporter on localised version of current affairs program ''60 Minutes''. Langdon was previously co-host of breakfast television program '' Today'' alongside Karl Stefanovic and '' Weekend Today''.Allison Langdon - Nine News Reporter & Presenter, Sydney — (retrieved 11 June 2010) Early life and training Langdon was born in but moved to[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic ( sr-Cyrl, Карл Стефановић; born 12 August 1974), also spelt Karl Stefanović, is an Australian television presenter and journalist for the Nine Network. Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program '' Today'' and presents for ''60 Minutes''. Career Early life Stefanovic studied journalism at university, but after earning his degree, he could not secure a cadetship. At his father's suggestion, he auditioned for NIDA but did not make the final cut despite making it through a few rounds of auditions. Although he was encouraged to re-apply for the following year, he took up a job offer from WIN Television in Rockhampton instead. In 1994, he began working for WIN in Rockhampton and Cairns as a cadet reporter. In 1996, Stefanovic took up a position with TVNZ as a reporter for '' One Network News'' in New Zealand. In 1998, Stefanovic returned to Australia with a job reporting and presenting for ''Ten News'' in Brisbane, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Campbell (singer)
David Joseph Campbell (born 6 August 1973) is an Australian singer, actor, and TV personality. He is best known as the host of Nine Network's breakfast TV program '' Today Extra'' with Sylvia Jeffreys, and as a multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is the son of singer Jimmy Barnes.David Campbell duets with dad Jimmy Barnes, and marries news.com.au, 30 November 2008. Career Theatre career Campbell began working professionally in Australia in 1993, after extensive training in youth theatre, during which he won an Australia Day award for his contribution to youth stars. Campbell attracted attention in Sydney with his role in the hit Australian play ''Relative Merits''. In 1 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Wilkinson
Lisa Clare Wilkinson (Born 19 December 1959) is an Australian television presenter, journalist, and magazine editor. Wilkinson has previously co-hosted the Nine Network's breakfast television program, '' Today,'' with Karl Stefanovic (2007–2017), '' Weekend Sunrise'' on the Seven Network (2005–2007), and '' The Project'' on Network Ten (2018–2022). Career Magazines ''Dolly'' Wilkinson was born in Wollongong, but grew up in Campbelltown, in Sydney's Western Suburbs and attended Campbelltown High School (now Campbelltown Performing Arts High School). She began her career working for the magazine '' Dolly''. At age 21, she was offered the job as its editor. During her time there she became known for discovering young female talent, including a then-unknown Nicole Kidman. ''Cleo'' After tripling the circulation at ''Dolly'', she was personally approached by Kerry Packer to become editor of Australian Consolidated Press women's lifestyle magazine, '' Cleo''. One of he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
