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.

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.

Bulletins

National bulletins

Today

Main article: Today (Australian TV program)
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The Today Show Team
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.

Morning Edition

National Nine News: Morning Edition is a national bulletin shown at 11.00am weekdays, presented from the network's Sydney studios by news presenter Wendy Kingston and finance presenter Joanna Townsend.

Afternoon Edition

National Nine News: Afternoon Edition, introduced in 2004, is a national bulletin broadcast at 4.30pm weekdays, presented by Kellie Connolly. Tim Sheridan↑ presents sport, while finance is presented by Joanna Townsend and weather by Majella Wiemers↑. ↑Tim Sheridan is filling in for Nicole Livingstone who is on maternity leave. ↑Majella Wiemers is filling in for Jaynie Seal who is on maternity leave.

Nightline

Main article: Nightline (Australian TV series)
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Nightline with Michael Usher
Nightline is the network's late news bulletin, shown at around 11.30pm 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 Majella Wiemers presents the weather.

Online bulletins

Nine News Now

Nine News Now is an online bulletin recorded at 3.00pm 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.

Local bulletins

Sydney

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National Nine News Sydney with Mark Ferguson
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 Majella Wiemers presenting the weather, filling in for normal presenter Jaynie Seal, who is on maternity leave.

Mark Ferguson succeeded Jim Waley in 2005 as the bulletin's main presenter. 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.

Melbourne

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National Nine News Melbourne with Peter Hitchener
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.

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.

Brisbane

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National Nine News Brisbane with Bruce Paige and Heather Foord


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 the weekday Gold Coast news bulletin.

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. [1]

Paige and Foord have presented the bulletin together since late 2004.

Gold Coast



Gold Coast News is presented and produced from the network's Brisbane news studios by Jillian Whiting, with Eva Milic presenting the 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.

Adelaide

National Nine News Adelaide is produced from WIN Television's Adelaide news studios by Rob Kelvin and Kelly Nestor, with Kym Dillon presenting sport, and Keith Martyn presenting the weather from the Met Office.

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 however. She was stood down when she refused to cancel a holiday which clashed with a state election. 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 on day each if McGuinness i absent for the weekend.

Troy Grey fills-in as sports presenter over summer, while Ali Carle from Mix 102.3 occasionally presents weather along with her sport reporting duties.

Perth

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Michael Thomson and Dixie Marshall presenting National Nine News Perth
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.

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.

Darwin

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National Nine News Darwin with Jonathan Uptin


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.

References

1. ^ "Lewis making good progress, says wife", AAP, ninemsn, 2007-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.ninemsn&rft.date=2007-02-22"> 

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Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue Normally tuned to 9
SD Digital Channel 9
HD Digital Channel 90
Satellite
Foxtel Digital Channel 100
Cable
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Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue Normally tuned to 7
SD Digital Channel 7
HD Digital Channel 70
Cable
Foxtel Digital Channel 107

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Sydney
New South Wales

Location of Sydney within Australia

Population:
• Density: 4,280,190 (2006 Census) (1st)
345.
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Melbourne
Victoria

Location of Melbourne in Australia

Population:
• Density: 3,744,373 (2006 estimate) (2nd)
479.
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Brisbane
Queensland

Location of Brisbane within Australia

Population:
• Density: 1,848,000(Dec 2006) (3rd)
353.8/km

Established: 1824

Area: 4673.
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Gold Coast
Queensland

A panorama of the Gold Coast

Population:
• Density: 554,628 (2005) [1]  (6th)
334.
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Darwin
Northern Territory

Location of Darwin in Australia

Population:
• Density: 105,991 (2006)
35.1/km

Established: 1869

Area: 112.
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Adelaide
South Australia

Location of Adelaide within Australia

Population:
• Density: 1,105,839 (2006) (5th)
615/km


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Perth
Western Australia

The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River

Population:
• Density: 1,445,078 (Aug 2006 Census) 1,507,900 (Dec 2006) (4th)
280/km


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Terrestrial
Analogue Tuned to various frequencies
SD Digital Channel 8
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Optus B3 Transponder 8U
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Co-Hosts
Karl Stefanovic (2005- ) ,
Lisa Wilkinson (2007- ) ,
News
Georgie Gardner (2006- ) ,
Sport
Cameron Williams (2005- ) ,
Weather
Steven Jacobs (2005- ) ,
Entertainment
Richard Wilkins (1994- )
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Monday - Friday
Co-hosts
Melissa Doyle, David Koch
News
Natalie Barr
Sport
Mark Beretta
Weather
Monique Wright
Sunday
Co-hosts
Andrew O'Keefe, Samantha Armytage
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Karl Stefanovic is an Australian television presenter who co-hosts the Nine Network's breakfast programme, Today.

Career

Stefanovic graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a degree in journalism in 1994 and began working for WIN Television in
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Lisa Wilkinson is an Australian television personality. She is the co-host of the Today Show on the Nine Network with Karl Stefanovic.

Career

Wilkinson began her career at a young age, working for the magazine Dolly Magazine.
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Georgie Gardner is a National Nine News presenter and Today Show newsreader. She joined the Nine Network in 2002 to present weather on National Nine News Sydney and to present afternoon updates.
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Cameron Williams is an Australian journalist, born in Emerald, Queensland.[] Williams is currently sports presenter on the Nine Network's breakfast programme, Today.
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Steven Jacobs (b. 1967 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian television presenter and actor.

Jacobs started his career in radio, presenting a weekly top 40 countdown.
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Richard Wilkins (born 1954 in New Zealand) is an Australian television presenter on Today on the Nine Network.

Career

In New Zealand, Wilkins had graduated from teacher's college, majoring in English and Music.
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Richard Reid may refer to:
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  • Richard G. Reid, Canadian politician
  • Richard Reid (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
  • Richard Reid (actor), British actor

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Wendy Kingston is a presenter of National Nine News. Kingston currently presents National Nine Morning News at 11am on weekdays. Kingston also presents News updates throughout the day and she is also fills in on National Nine Afternoon News.
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Kellie Connolly (nee Sloane) is a National Nine News presenter and was an interim co-host of the Today Show .

Career

Born and raised in South Australia, Kellie first began at ABC Radio in 1991 where she was a reporter and newsreader.
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'Nightline' is the name of the National Nine News's late-night bulletin. It airs at around 11.30pm weeknights. It is currently presented by Michael Usher. Its main competitors are Ten's Late News and ABC News's Lateline. However, both of these bulletins usually air before Nightline.
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Michael Usher (born 1970) is a presenter of National Nine News. Usher is currently presenting Nightline and is the newsreader on Sunday alongside Ellen Fanning, Ray Martin and Stephanie Brantz.
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A Current Affair (or "ACA") is a nightly tabloid current affairs programme, broadcast on Channel Nine every week night and hosted by Tracy Grimshaw. It also airs nightly at 10.30pm on Sky News Australia on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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ITN (Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. It is made up of six key businesses: ITN News, ITN Source, ITN On, ITN Factual, Visual Voodoo and ITN Consulting.
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Stephanie Brantz (born 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian sports presenter currently on the Nine Network.

Brantz, born in Queensland to Dutch parents, began a modelling career in 1985 while attending St Peters Lutheran College in Indooroopilly.
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Commonwealth Securities is a discount stockbroking firm operated by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, one of Australia's top four banks. The brokerage arm started operations in 1995.
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Kellie Connolly (nee Sloane) is a National Nine News presenter and was an interim co-host of the Today Show .

Career

Born and raised in South Australia, Kellie first began at ABC Radio in 1991 where she was a reporter and newsreader.
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Karen Tso is an Australian television journalist.

Tso began her career as a general news reporter for the AAP after graduating with a commerce degree from Griffith University in Queensland.
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