Saturday (22.12.2018) - Sunday (23.12.2018): Aislin Kriukelis is presenting in Brisbane again this weekend. Dominique Loudon is presenting sport with Ebony Cavallaro on weather.
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Would 60 EP Kirsty Thomson want to work with Karl again after he slapped her down so severely in that Uber conversation?
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That crossed my mind but i think Late News could be the âexciting new challengeâ Nine has in mind for Sylvia. With the amount of serious effort Seven is putting into The Latest I wouldnât think Nine would want them to gain too much traction in that space.
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Peter Ford has been reporting that.
I donât think Sylvia is the best choice though, especially going against Michael Usher. You need a high calibre anchor like Peter Overton, Tracy Grimshaw or even Mark Burrows. I would also do a point of difference to Seven and resurrect Nightline- a serious news bulletin (no interviews). Stick Sylvia on weather somewhere.
So they sacked him from the network? That is a bold move particularly given his experience in sports reporting and commentaring. Personally, I always thought he deserved the weekend gig on Sydneyâs weekend news because of his experience.
Strange that he will be hosting for the next three weeks. If I was sacked, I would leave immediately.
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Sylvia is a fantastic anchor no doubt⌠but Today News presenting didnât suit her⌠similar to Samantha Armytage fantastic on regular News just not Sunrise. I really hope Sylvia gets a regular role presenting daytime or if launched an evening late night bulletin.
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Donât know if the article is online but there was something in todayâs Sunday Telegraph (probably from Annette Sharp, so take it with a grain of salt) about the possibility of replacing Amber Sherlock with Sylvia Jefferies on Sydney weather.
While I personally think âJacket Ladyâ needs to go (shouldâve been pulled off Sydney weather presenting duties immediately after that incident, if Iâm being honest), personally I donât think someone previously associated with Today would be the right fit. As Iâve been saying all of this year and probably also for most of last year, Nine News Sydney needs a qualified meteorologist to be their main Sunday-Thursday weather presenter if they want to keep viewers from switching over to David Brown!
Iâm also surprised that Tim Gilbert has been let go from the Nine NetworkâŚif the rumours are at all true of course.
Personally I wouldâve expected Tim to be the 3rd in-line Sydney sports presenter (canât see him getting a higher position than Nine golden girl Erin, let alone main man Cam) and doing occasional presenting/commentary for Nineâs sports coverage if he was to end his association with Today.
Would I say that Tim Gilbert is a better newsreader than Mark Burrows? Maybe, but personally I think Timâs fairly average (not horrible, but at the same time he isnât this amazing presenter) at Sports presenting/commentary.
Would I say that Tim Gilbert deserves to be the 2nd in-line presenter before Deborah Knight or Georgie Gardner? Absolutely not!
Hang on, did you just say that Sylvia shouldnât become 6pm weather presenter because nobody associated with Today should join the 6pm news, and then in the same post suggest Tim Gilbert should be on the 6pm sport?
Or did I misread it?
His posts are so long all the time he clearly confuses himself too. 
What Iâd personally like to see on TV as a viewer and what I think will actually happen in reality can sometimes be very different things! 
Just because I expect something to happen, doesnât necessarily mean I want it to happen. Iâd personally prefer to see Rob Canning, Julie Snook and Danika Mason chosen to present fill-in Sydney sports segments over Tim Gilbert.
Goodness me
I was talking about sport! Behind Cam.
Is this the first time a SMH/The Age reporter has done a report or live cross for Nine News since the merger?
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Sunday (23.12.2018): Deborah Knight is anchoring in Sydney. Erin Molan is presenting sport.
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Sunday -
Sophie Walsh presenting weather in Sydney.
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At the end of Annette Sharpâs story about Today is the speculation that Karl Stefanovic could find himself back as the US correspondent in Los Angeles with Lizzie Pearl returning to Sydney.
Well Sharp has got her facts wrong again Lizzie Pearl is returning to Sydney because Alexis Daish replaced her in the US earlier this month.
US Correspondent role for Karl would be good with him away from the media frenzy that surrounds him here but the stumbling block for him would be being away from his children.
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Peter Stefanovic just filed a report on Nine News Sydney, I thought heâs already left? Unless heâs contracted until 31/12âŚ
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I reckon Karl should replace Rob Penfold as the US Bureau Chief, Rob is way past his due date.
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