News Breakfast

[craigj77]

Hard no to that from me. Weekend Breakfast is a mess.

[Expensive_Horse5538]

Part of the issue with the weekend edition is that it is basically run on a skeleton crew. What @BJT2 is proposing is that the weekend program is shifted to Melbourne to be able to use the resources of the weekday program, and share presenters.

[foxyrover]

@Expensive_Horse5538

I suppose you could move Offsiders up to Sydney and do it out of the NC studio

Offsiders couldn’t move, would need a new production team and host.

[mirb]

@nationalnews

I’ve updated the listing now with what I gather is the roster since Lisa left:

Thanks for updating, that covers this week.

Let’s see what the next few weeks bring.

[nationalnews]

Yeaahhhh…

Tuesday (17.09.2024) - Thursday (19.09.2024): Emma Rebellato is presenting sport.

Friday (20.09.2024): Emma Rebellato is co-hosting with Michael. Charles Brice is on sport. Nate is presenting the weather from the National Communications Museum in Melbourne.

[Troiboi]

He made it through one day I guess

[Expensive_Horse5538]

@Troiboi

He made it through one day I guess

He didn’t - apparently Catherine Murphy now does Monday’s (unless somethings changed)

[David]

I’ve given up. They’re clearly taking the piss. It can’t be this hard.

[Troiboi]

Ahh I was confusing those caps for yesterday.

Ok, made it through no days haha

[Trains_and_Sports]

Honestly they should have had Emma be the new co-host - she’s the only one that’s always there!

[Expensive_Horse5538]

@Trains_and_Sports

Honestly they should have had Emma be the new co-host - she’s the only one that’s always there!

Exactly - she should’ve gotten the role as she is the only consistent thing about the show.

At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if viewers think that Emma is Michael’s co-host, and Bridget is the fill in.

[David]

Another side hustle?

Doing everything else but his actual main job lol

[killy06]

After charming audiences on ABC News Breakfast and winning the Logie for Most Popular New Talent in 2022, the former AFL footballer was riding a wave of new opportunities. When he was named Most Popular Presenter the following year, the media beehive buzzed again – including another request to write a memoir.

But Armstrong, 34, had no interest in putting another football story on the shelves.

“I was asked at 32 or something,” he laughs.

“And I was like, I’ve got to do something first.”

Instead, he channelled his creativity into a children’s book, George the Wizard, set for release in October.

@David

Doing everything else but his actual main job lol

Who says it’s his main job? His arrangements have clearly changed. This seems like a continued unfair characterisation of him and in turn his work ethic, and a bit of an outdated view on work arrangements in this day and age really.

If ABC are happy with the arrangement, then shouldn’t any criticism of the roster arrangement be directed towards them, rather than the presenter?

[David]

Relax. If anything it’s turned from criticism into a long running joke now of all presenters on the show.

The newly appointed co-host is hardly there too.

If the ABC are happy with it that’s fine but doesn’t mean we can’t comment or mention it, being a media forum and all.

[killy06]

I haven’t tried to shut down any conversation, I responded to you post simply offering my view on the situation which is a common topic in here and you’ve brought up a few times.

A lot of the commentary generally calls into question individuals commitment to the program etc, but that is a leadership flaw to have it to the extent that they do as it’s obviously very noticeable at times while they’re off pursuing other opportunities outside the program.

[David]

Okay, the boss, EP or whatever needs to rein it in. If these people want to do other things that’s great but the show needs to be the EP’s priority so they need to have people who actually want to be there.

I would bet dollars on it if they had a consistent team day in and day out for viewers to build relationships with their ratings would improve within a year.

[SA_TV]

@killy06

A lot of the commentary generally calls into question individuals commitment to the program etc, but that is a leadership flaw to have it to the extent that they do as it’s obviously very noticeable at times while they’re off pursuing other opportunities outside the program.

Oh it’s both! Lack of commitment from the staff and lack of leadership from the boss.

[TV.Cynic]

Greg Jennett and Johanna Nicholson: Jared Coote sport

[pelican]

@SA_TV

Lack of commitment from the staff and lack of leadership from the boss.

It’s really not. A lot of Breakfast presenters have commitments to other ABC programs, and are encouraged to take them up. It would not be fair nor sustainable to lock talent into solely presenting Breakfast, especially when staff from other divisions with more regular work hours can more easily move across to do side projects.

[Expensive_Horse5538]

Fair point - no reason why they have to be kept on Breakfast all the time if they can use their talents elsewhere to get the best out of them - most ABC regional reporters file for Radio and Online daily, as well as the odd TV report, plus regular stories for Landline, The Country Hour, and other rural programs, so there is no reason why the breakfast presenter’s can’t do more than one job.

I also don’t think the ABC focuses on making the personalities a big part of the show’s appeal, like Sunrise with Nat and Shirvo, and Today with Karl and Sarah - it’s the content that’s the main focus (i.e. the latest news without a big song and dance about it), even if said content is a little bit more soft these days.