LOVE the GMA ‘opening of the blinds’ animation for their intro at 31:18!
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Looks like it’s a master tape version. No program return supers. I have the one recorded off the TV.
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they were from last year when Ten’s station in Melbourne reached 60 years which essentially became a celebration for the network. But I was wondering if Ten did anything specific for its Sydney channel reaching 60 earlier this month? I thought it might have warranted a brief mention in the 5pm news or something.
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Should be an opportunity to cut costs as they’d be eligible for a concession card now.
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Surely since their over 60 they would be on a Seniors Card now 
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Yes that’s the one I meant (sorry).
They should be able to get their Ten regional stations a Low Income Concession Card too 
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A snapshot of the early 90s with GMA 2.0 leading into Bert’s The Morning Show
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Was a very interesting format that came from the broom closet at the old Ulitmo studios. God Tim Bailey was insufferable then.
I vaguely remember Sandra sully having some role but may be wrong as I couldn’t see her in this video.
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I thought Tim Bailey was and is terrific. It was the perfect role for him.
I think Sandra was involved sometime during GMA 2.0 with Mike and did a straighter news bulletin version with Ron. But I’m not too sure of the timelines. Here’s a retrospective that features bits of that period as well as a goodbye to the breakfast GMA before the brand was adopted by Bert:
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If only they kept GMA post 1992. How things could have evolved differently for 10.
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It was probably ahead in the breakfast news space than Seven was back then (again, I don’t remember the timelines and ratings of that year). But look at Seven now.
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If GMA stayed on air… it would have made it very difficult for Seven to enter the breakfast market.
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Not necessarily. 7 launched The Morning Show up against Mornings with Kerri-Anne on 9 and 9am with David and Kim on 10. Would have really depended on how the ratings were going.
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The Morning Show benefited from Sunrise as a lead in. If Sunrise wasn’t there as a big lead in, it might be a different story.
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Probably for the worse. That means no Cheez TV which from all accounts was a massive success.
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Channel 7 would had aired Pokemon, Yugioh and DBZ instead if GMA stayed on at Breakfast. Maybe Cartoon Connection or the Big Breakfast would have lasted into at least the mid 2010s.
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I think part of GMA success was Kerri Annes energy. Once she left the show, it went down hill. Mike Hammond seemed too much like a cardboard cutout. If only they had someone like Jessica Rowe back then to lighten the morning mood. Anyone remember Basia? She also added good energies to the show, then Karen Moregolds “Your day by the stars” - she dived straight in “Good Morning, Aries…”
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It’s a horrible thought as a huge Pokemon fan that there’s the potential universe where it’s Cartoon Network exclusive or something, I never watch the show and end up not liking the franchise as much. So I’m really glad Ten axed the breakfast GMA…
I assume the mania surrounding Pokemon means one of the networks would probably have picked it up, even if just for a Saturday morning slot, but for me none of those were appointment viewing TV, unlike the Cheez TV in the mornings before school.
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