# Prime Local News 1989-2001 **URL:** \ **Category:** Regionals\ **Created:** [June 18, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895 "2018-06-18T04:40:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Wade](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/wade/32/12774_2.png) [@Wade](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Wade)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/22 "2022-04-21T00:25:19Z")
Wow great post. I lived in Newcastle in the late 90s and remember seeing Brett present there, but years later i havent been able to find anything of his time at Prime. I dont suppose you happen to have a video of this by any chance to would you? ---
**Author:** ![Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/zampakid/32/270066_2.png) [@Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Zampakid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/23 "2022-04-21T15:38:16Z")
> [@Wade](#): > > I dont suppose you happen to have a video of this by any chance to would you? I do, but it’ll probably be a while as I have a huge backlog of tapes to go through and export. ---
**Author:** ![Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/zampakid/32/270066_2.png) [@Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Zampakid)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/24 "2022-09-07T15:24:20Z")
**Prime Local News Illawarra with Kerryn (Bancks) Johnston and Milton O’Brien - 1994** * * * _This is how the bulletin started…_ ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h12m43s402](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/9/9/899c22c0d6d613b18a745d65fc2da4bdd55bc59a.png) * * * ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h12m46s921](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/2/f/e2ff922526b12b130314b972a94f8f7c053c4e75.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h14m36s809](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/d/2/cd214893f72839c3e1862b65679a65b71e848fda.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h14m42s621](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/a/0/5a00b64b6c8ade49138b152683b6d20ebda248ad.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h15m36s854](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/8/8/c88cbf0ef7324aa66228fb55790b95844176a54e.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h16m20s846](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/8/b/c8bca32d5e6b9a227f0ae276b67ad82a403feb27.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h16m33s091](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/7/7/c77265424723bf52c95aafaa30666b4ab8e63c18.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h17m10s926](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/1/a/1/1a19346413c26899918532c47ab3b98c5bd4484b.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h17m27s942](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/a/f/8af2b8b0f59f5deb96093110a75da37d05cd8ce9.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h17m46s789](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/8/b/a8bdfbaf74fd14d1a70076951d4812097363bda1.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h13m45s559](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/1/5/9/159f67441ac9c0d84cdc8ef734de9ce21bee9d4f.jpeg) * * * ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h13m21s076](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/6/9/069377f8871259a9ed02f0fb2957fd4b96c8b9d0.jpeg) * * * ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h16m55s936](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/7/8/b789f616046113e09a82e8bb844df08bc0ddff6b.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h18m23s051](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/7/f/d/7fd62d50e7edde35d44e9097c4f3451863c496ef.jpeg) * * * ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h18m10s391](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/0/7/907dc19cc07fa24caaa4e414709f2f6945125497.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h18m39s364](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/3/2/032cdde3f53cc4bbf38775394dbdd237a59acc70.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h19m31s061](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/f/f/5ffebf73a2bae022dd70249ec2cfe37b978ffa5d.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2022-09-08-01h19m40s007](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/1/8/1/181715780fc9fc82403534353bca5b6d910bf3d1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/RedDragon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/25 "2022-09-07T15:43:02Z")
That was actually a pretty great set 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/RedDragon)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/26 "2023-06-28T10:37:43Z")
Does anyone know who the newsreader is? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YHJGXQ-uu80/maxresdefault.jpg "Prime News Updates x2 , from early 1990s") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHJGXQ-uu80) YT Credit: Rhettrospective ---
**Author:** ![Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/zampakid/32/270066_2.png) [@Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Zampakid)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/27 "2023-08-03T13:14:52Z")
Prime Newsbreak Tamworth with Kylie Gillies from February 1989 ![ZampakidCap-2023-08-03-16h44m13s435](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/7/2/f/72f0729387556d91d802a14b25447f77796536dd.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-08-03-16h44m05s165](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/0/1/201e4bbbf712a35232e245671ed866983c72abe1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/28 "2023-08-03T13:22:51Z")
I love how simple the presentation was back then. Simple text and layouts that are (mostly) easy to read. Too many swirls, swipes and swooshes in news these days. ---
**Author:** ![Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/zampakid/32/270066_2.png) [@Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Zampakid)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/29 "2024-08-31T05:11:00Z")
Prime News Canberra Openers 30/8/1994 with Geoff Hiscock: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VmdJd41yYKE/hqdefault.jpg "95 Prime News Canberra Geoff Hiscock") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmdJd41yYKE) * * * 24/10/1996 with Mal Grieve: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ahXQJalLAhc/hqdefault.jpg "96 PRIME News Canberra Mal Grieve") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahXQJalLAhc) Sourced from: [TV Australia](https://www.youtube.com/@tv-australia) ---
**Author:** ![dipsol](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/dipsol/32/387865_2.png) [@dipsol](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/dipsol)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/30 "2024-09-09T04:13:56Z")
V/O is Matthew O’Sullivan? ---
**Author:** ![RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/RedDragon)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/31 "2024-09-09T04:37:28Z")
> [@dipsol](#): > > V/O is Matthew O’Sullivan? Yes ---
**Author:** ![RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/RedDragon)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/32 "2025-02-08T09:02:33Z")
Jessica Rowe reading Prime News Canberra in late 1993 ![Screenshot_20250208_195729_Samsung Internet](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/8/8/48879411a7f7636c583b34bd99460fc0dc880af9.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250208_195752_Samsung Internet](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/c/d/fcdc9c5d019e771362cd37a4c2a09dc40b4f62eb.jpeg) Credit: Flemishdog2 at [Archive.org](http://Archive.org) ---
**Author:** ![Wade](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/wade/32/12774_2.png) [@Wade](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Wade)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/33 "2025-02-09T00:30:41Z")
Wow i actually didn’t even know Prime did a form of late news. Great find ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/34 "2025-02-09T03:45:20Z")
I imagine that’s just the 6pm bulletin… I don’t remember Prime ever having a late night news bulletin. ---
**Author:** ![RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/RedDragon)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/35 "2025-02-09T04:27:48Z")
> [@Radiohead](#): > > I imagine that’s just the 6pm bulletin… I don’t remember Prime ever having a late night news bulletin. Prime Canberra did have a late news service when they brought the bulletin back in '93. It only lasted for 12 months, IIRC ---
**Author:** ![Wade](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/wade/32/12774_2.png) [@Wade](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Wade)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/36 "2025-02-09T04:39:45Z")
Thats heaps good 🙂 Guessing it was never broadcast in other prime regions? ---
**Author:** ![TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV-Expert)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/37 "2025-02-09T04:48:12Z")
> [@RedDragon](#): > > Prime Canberra did have a late news service when they brought the bulletin back in '93. It only lasted for 12 months, IIRC That is correct. Its axing of the late news, along with its 1-hour composite bulletin at 6pm being cut to a half-hour local bulletin, was announced in January 1994. > **[Prime to sack staff as news bulletin halved - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926...](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126923474)** > > Prime 6 O'Clock News would not be returning to its hourly format and up to a third of ... Prime Canberra did continue airing its own half-hour composite bulletin on weekends until September 1994. > **[Prime TV to axe weekend bulletin - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 1...](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118288619)** > > Prime News has announced it will axe its weekend bulletin from tonight. This followed Thursday's ... ---
**Author:** ![dipsol](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/dipsol/32/387865_2.png) [@dipsol](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/dipsol)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/38 "2025-02-15T05:33:12Z")
Quite weird seeing Commonwealth Place before they installed all the flags from the opening shot! Does anyone know the name of the guy who did the “From Prime Television Canberra…” V/O? Doesn’t sound like Matthew O’Sullivan because the voice is much more deeper ---
**Author:** ![RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/RedDragon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/39 "2025-02-15T06:59:24Z")
It was the same person who did Seven’s V/O’s in the 80’s to mid 90s ---
**Author:** ![dipsol](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/dipsol/32/387865_2.png) [@dipsol](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/dipsol)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/40 "2025-02-16T01:03:22Z")
Bruce Ferrier I think? ---
**Author:** ![RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@RedDragon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/RedDragon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/prime-local-news-1989-2001/4895/41 "2025-02-16T01:13:42Z")
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