Justine Conway returned from maternity leave on Monday and is presenting weather in Melbourne this week.
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And did a great job in terrible conditions tonight atop a building with terrible wind.
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Thursday (03.01.2019): Deborah Knight anchored in Sydney with Belinda Russell on weather. Tim Gilbert presented sport.
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Not sure about everyone else but personally, I thought he looked somewhat Ray Hadley-esque in the suit he was wearing while presenting the first preview:
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And is that a bad thing in your opinion?
Iâm far from a fan of Ray Hadley, but certainly for reasons other than the way he dresses I can assure you of that!
As for Tim Gilbert, heâs a better presenter than Neil Breen but still quite average in my opinion. Others may disagree but personally Iâd prefer to see Danika Mason presenting Sport on Nine News Sydney whenever Cam & Erin are unavailable.
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I find Danikaâs pronunciation of some words to be strange, she seems to add a âemâ or something to some words and it sounds slightly off-putting.
Thereâs absolutely nothing wrong with Neil Breenâs reporting or reading style. I donât get the dislike for the guy. He consistently breaks big sports stories alongside of Danny Weidler.
Friday -
Vanessa OâHanlon is presenting Morning News.
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Long awaited but here is a montage from Sunday:
N.B: I couldnât help myself but to mock in a Peter Harvey V/O that used to be used for Wendy in Sydney, courtesy of @Zampakid
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Yes. Good to see Jayne finally given the opportunity to present Nine News Sydney, over 22 months since we last saw her present a 6pm bulletin!
I still think TCN need to use her presenting skills more often in 2019 if they want to prevent Jayne from potentially becoming another Sarah Harris (ie, a rival networkâs star) at some point in the future though.
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Friday -
Sophie Walsh is presenting weather in Sydney tonight.
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The intro to the Sydney 6pm news tonight with Jayne Azzopardi had a different voiceover (ie. not Peter Harvey) âThis is Nine News with Jayne Azzopardiâ. They used to just have the Peter Harvey one cut to just âThis is Nine Newsâ with no mention of a presenter when there wasnât one done for that presenter.
Is this a sign that the Peter Harvey intros have come to an end?
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Never will happen in Sydney⌠unless there was a massive rebrand. Ben Fordham used to have the national VO when he filled in in 2016.
FYI, QLD uses a Peter Harvey VO saying " This is Nine News Queensland." The GC has one too.
Iâm happy. Maybe @SydneyCityTV banging on constantly worked!
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Donât get too excited everyone. Maybe they will let Deborah have a week off and Mark will present all next week! 
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I honestly donât see the appeal in Jayne Azzopardi. She isnât a terrible newsreader/presenter as such, but I donât think she is as good as what she is made out to be. Her bad habit of smiling while reading the news is something that actually annoys me. It doesnât come across as professional.
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Agreed. I canât get past the smiling.
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I daresay the voiceover track used for Jayne tonight was the one recorded by Matthew OâSullivan which has been used for Nine News Openers whenever Jayne has presented national bulletins in the past (thinking back to 2015/16).
If Iâm not mistaken, weâre now at the point that the only Peter Harvey voiceover tracks which can really be used anymore are the ones for Peter Overton, Deborah Knight and maybe a generic âThis is Nine Newsâ announcement.
When itâs decided that Harvesâ VOs should be phased out for good, I think it would be great to see Nine News Sydney approach Brian Henderson to do the âThis is Nine News, with [PRESENTER]â for the 6pm bulletins - the fact he did those promos last year is obviously a sign that Hendo is (or at least was recently) still in good terms with the network. But if Hendo VOs arenât an option, Matthew OâSullivan would be fine.
Jayne & Sophie presenting a bulletin togetherâŚnow thatâs pretty good! 
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