Mock news presenting/reporting teams

What I would do with Nine:

Early News
Lara Vella
Today
Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo, news with Lara Vella, sport with Alex Cullen and weather with Tim Davies
Weekend Today
Jayne Azzopardi and Clint Stanaway, news and sport with Sophie Walsh and weather with Dan Anstey
Morning News (VIC/NSW/QLD/SA)
Davina Smith
Morning News (WA)
Michael Genovese, weather with Kelly Haywood
4pm News
Sydney
Davina Smith, sport with James Bracey and weather with Amber Sherlock
Melbourne
Monday & Tuesday
Alicia Loxley, sport with Tony Jones and weather with Livinia Nixon
Wednesday to Friday
Stephanie Anderson, sport with Tony Jones and weather with Livinia Nixon
Brisbane
Monday & Tuesday
Jonathan Uptin, sport with Michael Atkinson and weather with Garry Youngberry
Wednesday to Friday
Alison Ariotti, sport with Michael Atkinson and weather with Garry Youngberry (Wed-Thu) or Luke Bradnam (Friday)
5pm News
Adelaide
Monday to Wednesday
Will McDonald, sport with Tom Rehn and weather with Jessica Braithwaite
Thursday and Friday
Alice Monfries, sport with Corey Norris and weather with Chelsea Carey
Perth
Monday to Thursday
Natalia Cooper, sport with Matthew Pavlich and weather with Scherri-Lee Biggs
Friday
Monika Kos, sport with Michael Thomson and weather with Elizabeth Creasy
First at 5 (Weekends)
Alicia Loxley, sport with Joshua Dawe
6pm News
Sydney
Sunday to Thursday
Peter Overton, sport with James Bracey and weather with Amber Sherlock
Friday & Saturday
Georgie Gardner, sport with Roz Kelly and weather with Belinda Russell
Melbourne
Monday to Thursday
Peter Hitchener, sport with Tony Jones and weather with Livinia Nixon
Friday to Sunday
Alicia Loxley, sport with Joshua Dawe and weather with Madeline Spark
Brisbane
Monday to Friday
Andrew Lofthouse and Melissa Downes, sport with Michael Atkinson and weather with Garry Youngberry
Saturday and Sunday
Jonathan Uptin, weather with Luke Bradnam
Adelaide
Monday to Wednesday
Kate Collins, sport with Tom Rehn and weather with Jessica Braithwaite
Thursday and Friday
Kate Collins, sport with Corey Norris and weather with Chelsea Carey
Saturday
Edward Godfrey, sport with Corey Norris and weather with Chelsea Carey
Sunday
Edward Godfrey, sport with Tom Rehn and weather with Jessica Braithwaite
Perth
Monday to Friday
Tracy Vo, sport with Matthew Pavlich and weather with Scherri-Lee Biggs
Saturday to Sunday
Monika Kos, sport with Michael Thomson and weather with Elizabeth Creasy
Gold Coast 5:30pm
Monday to Friday
Eva Millic, sport with Bronte Gildea and weather with Garry Youngberry
Saturday to Sunday
Paul Taylor, weather with Luke Bradnam
Darwin
Kathleen Gazzola
Tasmania
Alexandra Alvaro, sport with Brent Costelloe and weather with Makenna Baily
Late News
Amelia Adams, weather with Scherri-Lee Biggs

ACA
Monday to Friday
Allison Langdon
Saturday to Sunday
Dimity Clancey

Changes

Lara Vella anchors Early News and Today News, Alex Cullen now does Today Sport
Clint Stanaway moves to Sydney to anchor Weekend Today, also fill-in sports anchor on Nine News.
Sophie Walsh to read Weekend Today news & sport
Davina Smith becomes full-time anchor of Nine Morning News and Sydney 4pm.
Michael Genovese will read local WA edition of Nine Morning News
James Bracey to read sport on Nine Afternoon News in Sydney
Stephanie Anderson replaces Dougal Beatty as 4pm anchor in Melbourne.
Jonathan Uptin to read Brisbane 4pm
Alice Monfries becomes Thursday and Friday anchor of Adelaide 5pm.
Natalia Cooper will read Nine News WA First.
Joshua Dawe becomes weekend sports reader in Melbourne.
Michael Atkinson becomes weeknight sports reader in Brisbane.
Kate Collins to read solo in Adelaide.
Edward Godfrey becomes Adelaide weekend news reader.
Tracy Vo to become weeknight reader in Perth.
Monika Kos to become weekend reader in Perth.
Michael Thomson to read weekend sport in Perth.
Eva Millic to read solo weeknights on the Gold Coast.
Paul Taylor reads weekend news on the Gold Coast.
Kathleen Gazzola reads Nine News Darwin.
Amelia Adams reads Late News.

This is what I would do:

NINE EARLY NEWS
Lara Vella

TODAY
Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo, news with Lara Vella, sport with Alex Cullen, weather with Tim Davies and entertainment with Brooke Boney

WEEKEND TODAY
Belinda Russel and Jim Wilson, news and sport with Jane Azzopardi, weather with Dan Anstey

TODAY EXTRA
No change

NINE MORNING NEWS
No Change

NINE AFTERNOON NEWS
Sydney: No change
Melbourne: No change
Brisbane: Allison Arrioti (M-F), otherwise no change
Adelaide: No change
Perth: No change

NINE NEWS
Sydney: No Change
Melbourne: No Change
Brisbane: Andrew Lofthouse and Melissa Downes (M-F) and Jonothan Uptin (S-S) sport with Jonothan Uptin (M-W) and Michael Atkinson (T-S) Weather as normal
Adelaide: No change
Perth: No change
Gold Coast: No Change
Darwin: No Change
NBN: No Change
Tasmania: Louise Hedger (M-F) Brent Costelloe (S-S) sport with Brent Costelloe (M-W) and Bailey Kenzie (T-S) Weather with unknown

ACA
No change

NINE LATE NEWS
No change

NINE NEWS FIRST AT 5
No change

Changes:

  • Lara Vella becomes host of Nine Early News and Today News, Alex is moved back to sport only
  • Jim Wilson becomes co-host of Weekend Today
  • Allison Arriotti becomes host of Nine Afternoon News QLD full time
  • Jonothan Uptin reads sport Monday-Wednesday and continues to be weekend newsreader, and Michael reads Thursdays as well as Friday, Saturday and Sunday sport
  • Louise Hedger becomes host of Nine News Tasmania, with Brent reading M-W sport and weekend news. Bailey Kenzie reads T-S sport
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Mock news presenting teams, circa 2006:
National Nine News Sydney:
News: Chris Bath and Mike Munro (Weekdays), Jim Wiley (Weekends)
Sport: Tim Webster (Weekdays), Mel McLaughlin (Weekends)
Weather: No change
ABC News NSW
News and sport: Mark Ferguson (Sunday to Thursday), Deborah Knight (Friday and Saturday)
No weather presenter
7 News Sydney
News: Ross Symonds and Ann Sanders (Weekdays), Michael Usher (Weekends)
No change to sport or weather
Ten News Sydney
News: Lee Lin Chin
Sport: Stan Grant
Weather: Tim Baily
National Nine News Melbourne
News: Mal Walden and Jennifer Keyte (Weekdays), Jenifer Adams (Weekends)
No change to sport or weather
Ten News Queensland
News: Frank Warrick
No change to sport or weather
Nightline
News and weather: Chris Bath
Sport: Tim Webster

Did you just ask a chatbot to randomly assign names to positions?

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If Jim Wilson was still at Seven…

Sunrise (Fridays)
Jim Wilson and Natalie Barr
Eddy remains on news, while Matt Shirvington presents sport (Beretts would have Fridays off too, like Kochie does these days).

Alternatively, Jim Wilson and Shirvo could swap.

Come to think of it. If/when 10 News reinstates a local Queensland bulletin (which, in reality I cannot see happening for at least another six months), the presenting line-up should be:

News: Kendall Gilding
Sport: Veronica Eggleton
Weather: Josh Holt (who returns to Brisbane full-time; Amanda Jason could replace him in Sydney)

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My mock roster for Seven with their cost-cutting at the moment:

Seven Early News
Angela Cox (Mon-Thu)/Sally Bowrey (Fri)

Sunrise
Co-Hosts: Natalie Barr & Matt Shirvington
News: Edwina Bartholomew
Sport: Mark Beretta
Weather: Sam Mac

The Morning Show
Co-Hosts: Larry Emdur & Kylie Gillies
News Updates: Angela Cox (Mon-Thu)/Sally Bowrey (Fri)

Seven Morning News
Ann Sanders (Mon-Thu)/Sally Bowrey (Fri)

Seven News at 4
Sydney: Mark Ferguson (Mon-Thu)/Angela Cox (Fri)
Melbourne: Peter Mitchell
Brisbane: Sharyn Ghidella (week A) OR Max Futcher (week B)
Adelaide: Will Goodings (week A) OR Rosanna Mangiarelli (week B)
Perth: Susannah Carr (week A) OR Rick Ardon (week B)

Seven News (6pm)
Sydney: Mark Ferguson (Sun-Thu)/Michael Usher & Angela Cox (Fri-Sat)
Melbourne: Peter Mitchell (Mon-Fri)/Mike Amor & Bec Maddern (Sat-Sun)
Brisbane: Sharyn Ghidella & Max Futcher (Mon-Fri)/Samantha Heathwood (Sat-Sun)
Adelaide: Will Goodings & Rosanna Mangiarelli (Mon-Fri)/Mike Smithson (Sat-Sun)
Perth: Susannah Carr & Rick Ardon (Mon-Fri)/Tim McMillan & Angela Tsun (Sat-Sun)

Weekend Sunrise
Co-Hosts: Matt Doran & Monique Wright
News: Sally Bowrey
Weather: James Tobin

reviving the early news with a separate presenter hardly seems like cost cutting?

It would more so be about giving Angela Cox something to do in addition to her other duties.

Imagine if the weekend anchors from Seven transitioned to weeknights, akin to how Alicia Loxley and Tom Steinfort co-anchor Nine’s 6pm bulletin in Melbourne (see below):

Sydney: Michael Usher & Angela Cox (Sun-Thu), replacing Mark Ferguson
Melbourne: Mike Amor & Bec Maddern (Mon-Fri), replacing Peter Mitchell

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@Avatar5991 Suppose that Network 10 were to bring back the Brisbane edition of 10 News First with Kendall Gilding (transferred from Seven) as newsreader and Veronica Eggleton as sports anchor.

In such a case Josh Holt, currently handling the weather forecasts for the Sydney and Brisbane editions of 10 News First, might have to relocate back to Brisbane. Amanda Jason, who currently delivers the weather for the national weekend edition of 10 News First out of Sydney, could consequently step into the weeknight role.

The weekend slot could then be taken up by either Kristie Lloyd, Emma Ralph, Samantha Chiari or Rachel Raez, the latter being a potential transfer from Sky News Australia.

However, it’s important to remember that this is purely hypothetical.

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that’s literally what he just said?

Surely a senior reporting gig would be better than reading 5am news?

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Josh Holt is from Sydney (well, according to his Wikipedia at least) so he could remain on the Sydney bulletin.

10 could instead snap up Paul Burt.

If the Melbourne Cup carnival was still on 10:

Hosts:

Anthony Hudson
Peter Donegan
Tara Rushton

Expert commentators:

Michelle Payne
Glen Boss
Michael Felgate

Reporters:

Brittany Taylor
David Gately (Betting ring)
Caty Price
Rob Mills

If 10 had NRL or Grand Slam Tennis Rights, what is your dream lineup?

How about if Seven had NRL Rights?

If ABC News Channel had dual presenters from 9-8 weekdays:

9am-12pm: Joe O’Brien and Gemma Veness
12pm-4pm: Ros Childs and Lorna Dunkley
4pm-5pm: Greg Jennett and Patricia Karvelas
5pm-8pm: Kathryn Robinson and John Barron

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Love it. Wouldn’t mind seeing Kirsten Aiken back in there somewhere.

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Could sub her for Kathryn, and then move Kathryn to The Business.

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in all honesty if would give Kath a bunch of cash and have her move to Melb to do Breakfast! haha

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Would actually work well with Rowland IMO.

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