After his 70th birthday party celebration, Bruce Paige seems to be having this week off.
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Bruce is back, presenting solo tonight as usual on a Thursday.
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Friday -
Sophie Walsh is presenting Morning News & Sydney Afternoon News.
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Tonight was Jayde Coticās last presenting weather for Nine Gold Coast News. She is heading to Melbourne.
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We could see her filling in presenting the weather over summer in Melbourne.
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Alicia Muling is presenting sport on First At Five News and in Melbourne again this weekend.
Saturday -
Neil Breen presented sport in Sydney.
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Gemma Gunning presenting Early News this week.
Sophie Walsh presenting Morning News & Sydney Afternoon News.
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Monday -
Deb Knight is presenting in Sydney tonight.
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Mark Burrows now reporting from Bali.
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Penelope Liersch will be presenting Gold Coast weather from tonight (not necessarily permanent).
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When does Peter Hitcheners contract end with Nine?
This Herald Sun article from 2014 suggests 2019.
Nine will not officially confirm, but sources told the Herald Sun the new deal could be for as many as five years, making Hitch 73 years of age when the contract expires.
I feel that Nine (GTV9) may look at Mike Amor as an option?
He seems to be gaining momentum over at Seven.
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IIād be expecting Alicia.
Sheāll be on maternity leave for most of next year, will do another year on weekends and will then take over.
Hugh Nailon is a big fan.
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I donāt think this will happen (Mike Amor has been quite loyal to Seven over the years, hasnāt he?) but imagine if Nine actually did pick him up to succeed Peter Hitchener - itād make Seven News Melbourne look even more of an absolute shambles than it already has been in recent years when it comes to their presenters/reporters!
Compared to 20 or even 10 years ago, I donāt think Nine Melbourne having a female presenter as their main choice for the 6pm news sounds completely unrealistic anymore. So with that in mind, I could easily imagine Alicia Loxley presenting GTVās 6pm bulletin for a decade or two if she were to succeed Peter Hitchener when the time comes.
Of course one couldāve argued in the past that Nine should let Jo Hall succeed Hitch, but letās be realistic here: How many people wouldāve really imagined that weād still see Pete reading Nineās Melbourne 6pm news in 2018 when he succeeded Brian Naylor two decades ago?!
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The problem with Jo is that she has a bit of the Jennifer Hansens about her - more interested these days in her profile and getting photographed for social pages and social media than anything else. And no, thatās not sexist. You donāt see Jennifer Keyte all over Instagram posing with Insta-celebs who are 30 years younger than her.
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Why wouldnāt he? I canāt see him (or anyone) turning down a premium weeknight news anchor position in Melbourne. At the moment Seven are grooming him to Melbourne audiences. Seven better keep him on contract.