5/12/2003 Ross Symonds and Ann Sanders present their final Seven News Sydney bulletin after six years, making way for new recruit Ian Ross.
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5/12/2008 Heather Foord presents her final weeknight bulletin on Nine News Queensland, making way for Melissa Downes. This breaks up the successful partnership she had with Bruce Paige which (save for a brief period in the early noughties when Jillian Whiting presented on weeknights) had lasted since the mid-1990s.
9 December 2006: ABC premieres nostalgia-themed documentary series How The Hell Did We Get Here?, hosted by Shane Bourne. The series takes a look back at what helped shape the baby boomer generation.
9 December 2008: The Nine Network premieres observational documentary series Sudden Impact, hosted by Gary Sweet and produced in association with the Transport Accident Commission.
9 December 2014: Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton host the last edition of At The Movies, ending a 28-year partnership in reviewing films.
10 December 1995: To commemorate UNICEF International Children’s Day Of Broadcasting, ABC devotes five hours (from 1pm) to children’s programs from various nations.
10 December 1996: The final episode of ABC‘s long-running medical drama GP, ending an eight-year run.
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10 December 2000: SBS presents the special 20/20 Vision, commemorating 20 years of SBS television.
10 December 2006: SBS premieres documentary series Here Comes The Neighbourhood, hosted by Pria Viswalingham. The series takes a positive look at multicultural Australia through personal interviews.
10 December 2013: Shutdown of analogue television services: Melbourne, Remote Central and Eastern Australia. Australian television is now digital-only.
it was, although it did try to stretch the boundaries with regards to casual discussion of sex, but instead put the emphasis on comedy rather than titillation.
14 December 2004: The final episode of Stingers goes to air on the Nine network. 20 years ago today.
(I’ll go into my thoughs deeper in the Random TV History thread)
18 December 1976: Adelaide NWS9‘s annual telethon runs from 6.00am to midnight, featuring interstate guests Mark Holden, Abigail, Issi Dye, Pete Smith, Tim Evans, Reg Lindsay and The Leyland Brothers.
18 December 1992: Network Ten‘s Good Morning Australia presents its final edition, ending an 11-year run. The Good Morning Australia title is then transferred to the mid-morning show hosted by Bert Newton.
24 December 1956: Melbourne’s annual Carols By Candlelight is televised for the first time, broadcast by GTV9 as part of its pre-launch test transmissions.
24 December 1969: Melbourne’s Carols By Candlelight begins annual telecast coverage via ATV0 and through the 0-10 Network.
24 December 1974: Darwin is hit by Cyclone Tracy. Local TV stations ABD6 and NTD8 taken off the air.
24 December 1979: The Nine Network takes over as telecast partner for Carols By Candelight.
24 December 1983: Sydney’s inaugural Carols In The Domain is on a delayed telecast on ABC.
24 December 1999: ABC‘s The 7.30 Report presents a special one-hour edition to commemorate 25 years since Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin.
24 December 2021: Shareholders in regional broadcaster Prime Media Group vote in favour of acquisition of the company by Seven West Media
