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The Melbourne bulletin is screened throughout Victoria and Tasmania, after Ten Capital News in the latter state was axed in 2001. The bulletin has been produced from the Como Centre since 1992; before which it was produced in the old [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]] studios. |
The Melbourne bulletin is screened throughout Victoria and Tasmania, after Ten Capital News in the latter state was axed in 2001. The bulletin has been produced from the Como Centre since 1992; before which it was produced in the old [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]] studios. |
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[[Image:Ten News Queensland2.jpg|thumb|250px|Bill McDonald with former co-anchor Marie-Louise Theile presenting ''Ten News Brisbane'']] |
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Revision as of 10:03, 7 December 2007
Ten News is the news service of Network Ten and Ten HD in Australia. Its one hour flagship local metropolitan bulletin is shown at 5.00pm weeknights, alongside national early, morning, weekend and late editions presented from Sydney. A number of other news and current affairs programs are produced by the network including Sports Tonight, Meet the Press, and educational children's series ttn.
History
Ten News introduced the concept of hour-long, co-presented news to Australia in the form of Eyewitness News in the late 1970s. The 1980s, however, was arguably the network's most successful period with its local Sydney and Melbourne bulletins often rating highest for their timeslot. After a number of names for the service, Ten has eventually settled on naming its bulletins Ten News (following the use of others such as Eyewitness News, Ten Evening News throughout the late 1980s and mid-1990s).
A major change to the service occurred in January, 1992 when all five of its local bulletins were moved to a First at Five timeslot.
Ten News has often been described as a 'training ground' for some of Australia's best-known television journalists. Reporters and presenters who launched or spent some of their careers at Ten News include Jana Wendt, Kerry O'Brien, Katrina Lee, Ann Sanders, Steve Liebmann, Tim Webster, Ron Wilson, Anne Fulwood, Juanita Phillips, Liz Hayes, Jo Pearson, David Johnston, Chris Masters, Larry Emdur, Chris Kenny, Eddie McGuire, John Gatfield, Jessica Rowe, Bruce McAvaney, Kay McGrath, Graeme Goodings, Bruce Paige, Robert Penfold, Ryan Phelan, and Mike Munro amongst others.
Bulletins
National Bulletins
Early News
Ten Early News is an hour-long bulletin shown on weekdays at 6.00am. It began in January, 2006 and features a number of segments unique to its timeslot, such as morning newspaper headlines from the country's major papers. The bulletin provides a more traditional alternative to breakfast programs Sunrise on the Seven Network, and the Today Show on the Nine Network, both of which are shown from 6.00-9.00am.
The bulletin is presented by Kathryn Robinson on Mondays and Tuesdays and Bill Woods from Wednesdays to Fridays. Finance segments are presented by either Richard Davies or Frank Coletta (also currently filling as main presenters on alternating weeks, while Kathryn Robinson is on maternity leave). Other fill-in presenters include Jacinta Hocking and Georgina Lewis.
Ten Early News is essentially two half hour bulletins, run back-to-back each containing news, sport, finance and weather. Many reports from overseas affiliates CBS and BBC are featured, and crosses to Ten's Melbourne and Canberra newsrooms are used frequently to cover overnight news.
Morning News
Ten Morning News is an hour-long national news bulletin shown at 11.00am weekdays. On Tuesday however, it is shortened to 30 minutes to allow the remaining 30 minutes to contain ttn. The bulletin is presented from Network Ten's national Sydney news studios by Natarsha Belling, and includes daily special reports, including Monday's Sports Report with Mark Aiston, Angela Bishop's Entertainment Report and Friday's Sports Report with Neil Cordy. During the 2007 Rugby World Cup, there is also a sports report with Anthony Goodridge. The morning bulletin typically includes a 5-minute newsmagazine story from US network CBS. Bill Woods or Frank Coletta regularly fill in for Belling if she is away.
Ten Late News and Sports Tonight
Ten Late News and Sports Tonight is shown at around 10.30pm Monday to Thursday. The bulletin was first shown as part of the network's coverage of the First Gulf War, when it chose to use its exclusive access to CNN to show a 30-minute national news bulletin focused on the build-up to the war in January, 1991. It was initially hosted by Eric Walters and titled Ten Evening News: Crisis in the Gulf.
Previous names for the bulletin, in line with various other bulletins produced by the network, have included Ten Eyewitness News: Second Edition and Ten Second Edition News, usually with the presenter's name in the title. Walters presented the late news until April, 1991, when Ten undertook a major overhaul of its news programming.
The departure of Walters, who had been fronting two bulletins a night, prompted Ten to create a sole late news host position and a more separate, stand-alone program. Anne Fulwood, at the time a newsreader on Good Morning Australia, was chosen to host the relaunched Ten Second Edition News. The program gradually introduced its own elements, such as weather with Ray Wilkie and business with Robert Gottliebsen. Its straight news style was a clear point of difference with initial rivals, Seven's Tonight Live with Steve Vizard and Nine's The World Tonight with Clive Robertson, quickly drawing attention and viewers.[citation needed]
Over the next few years, rival networks Seven and Nine introduced their own late night news programs, such as Nightline and Seven News" Late Edition, later axed, which initially competed directly with the Late News. Since its launch, Ten Late News has been the most-watched late news bulletin[citation needed] in Australia, and is currently the only to air at 10.30pm.
Ten Late News has been presented by Sandra Sully since late 1995. The bulletin was merged into the late weeknight edition of Sports Tonight from Mondays-Thursdays, currently hosted by Brad McEwan. Previously, it also aired on weekends, presented by the previous afternoon's news presenter until the Saturday version was axed in 2004, and the Sunday edition was axed in 2005. Sports Tonight Late Edition also aired before they were axed in their respective years. An early edition, shown at 5:30pm and hosted by Rob Canning (Saturdays) and Brad McEwan (Sundays) is only shown to this day. Deborah Knight regularly fills in for Sully, whilst Rob Canning or Neil Cordy fills in for McEwan.
Weekend News
The Weekend news bulletin was formerly presented in local editions for each major metropolitan city in line with weekdays, however was merged in the 1990s to a national edition, currently presented by Bill Woods, and sport presenters Rob Canning on Saturdays or Brad McEwan on Sundays. Perth receives a localised bulletin presented by Bill Woods.
Note: On Saturdays Sydney and Brisbane share the same bulletin. If in any case an AFL match is broadcast from AAMI Stadium, in this case involving either Adelaide or Port Adelaide, then the news is broadcast at 6pm. Sports Tonight is combined into this bulletin as well.
During the AFL season, Melbourne and Adelaide receive shortened, half-hour bulletins at 6.00pm presented by George Donikian in place of the national bulletin seen in Sydney and Brisbane. Sport for the Melbourne and Adelaide bulletin is presented by Rob Waters. During the AFL off-season, Melbourne and Adelaide will revert to the Sydney/Brisbane edition.
Local Bulletins
Ten News Sydney is presented by Ron Wilson and Deborah Knight from the network's Sydney newsroom. Sport is presented by Tim Webster, weather by Tim Bailey, and traffic by Vic Lorusso.
The bulletin was presented for almost eleven years by Wilson and Jessica Rowe, between 1995 and 2005, when Rowe moved to present the Nine Network's Today. She was replaced by the network's US correspoondent Deborah Knight in 2006. Other fill-ins for this bulletin include Bill Woods and/or Sandra Sully (both news) and Neil Cordy, Rob Canning or Brad McEwan (sports).
On Good Friday and Christmas Day, every city receives this news bulletin.
Ten News Melbourne is presented by Mal Walden and Helen Kapalos from the station's Como Centre studios. Sport is presented by Steven Quartermain and weather by Mike Larkin. The bulletin also includes traffic updates presented by Vanessa O'Hanlon.
The bulletin was formerly presented by David Johnston, who was replaced, after his move to HSV-7 in 1996, by Mal Walden. Jennifer Hansen, co-presenter of the bulletin throughout this period and part of, with Mal Walden, one of the longest-serving news duos in television history was replaced in 2006 by Helen Kapalos. Fill in's for this bulletin include: Mignon Stewart (News), George Donikian (News), Christi Malthouse (Sport), Kellie Morgan (Weather) and Elisa Pratt (Traffic).
The Melbourne bulletin is screened throughout Victoria and Tasmania, after Ten Capital News in the latter state was axed in 2001. The bulletin has been produced from the Como Centre since 1992; before which it was produced in the old Nunawading studios.
Ten News Brisbane is presented by Bill McDonald and Georgina Lewis from studios at Mt Coot-tha. Sport is presented by Michael Voss or Peter O'Dempsey, weather by Amanda Fitzgerald , and traffic by Jayce Barker. Scott Braby presents a beach report on Fridays while Dave Downie presents a fishing report. Fill-ins for the bulletin inlude Max Futcher, Scott Beverage and Georgina Lewis (News), Peter O'Dempsey (Sport), Amanda McLeay, Chloe Simmons and Amelia Charlton (Weather) and Mal McIntosh (Traffic).
Former long time co-anchor Marie-Louise Theile left on December 14, 2007 to spend more time with her family[1].
Ten News Adelaide is presented by George Donikian and Rebecca Morse, from the network's Melbourne studios. Sport and weather, presented from the station's Adelaide newsroom are presented by Mark Aiston and Jane Reilly.
Peter Sellen often travels from Adelaide to substitute for Donikian, while Melbourne based reporter Mignon Stewart often fills in for Morse. Sports Director Corey Winguard is substitute sports anchor, while reporter Jodie Blewitt fills in as a weather presenter.
The bulletin has been presented from Melbourne since 2000, as it is claimed that converting Ten's Adelaide studios to an HD set-up would incur too much cost.
Ten News Perth is broadcast from the network's Sydney studios, with sport and weather presented from the Perth newsroom. It is currently anchored by Tim Webster, who until recently co-anchored with Charmaine Dragun.
When news production was shifted from Perth to Sydney, then presenters Greg Pearce and Christina Morrissy commuted to Sydney to present the bulletin. Morrissy later resigned from these duties after suffering deep vein thrombosis on a flight. She was replaced by Celina Edmonds. Pearce later resigned to return to Perth (he now presents Saturday Mornings on 720 ABC Perth), while Edmonds resigned to spend more time with her family. She now presents mornings on Sky News Australia three days per week. Tim Webster currently presents the bulletin, with sport and weather presenters Tim Gossage and Michael Schultz. Charmaine Dragun was the co-anchor with Tim Webster until she committed suicide on 2 November 2007 by jumping from The Gap in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.[2]. Ten News has yet to name a replacement for her.
External links
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22609775-3102,00.html
- ^ Box, Dan (2007-11-03). "Newsreader found dead". The Australian. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
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