I just revisited the article about Sharyn and Bill replacing Rod and Kay back in 2013. Here is the bit where it only mentions that Kay is happy with the new role:
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No heâs not leaving the network, however he worked with Kay for 14 years and dominated in Brisbane for 5 of those years. It was a perfect opportunity to get a big plug in for the Gold Coast news. They didnât even bother with that.
To do a walk down memory lane would have involved having to admit 7 made a massive blunder replacing their number one newsreaders with the B team and watching the ratings plummet as a result
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But theyâre on the way backâŚlolâŚthey won last week and another a week or so ago
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To do a walk down memory lane would have involved having to admit 7 made a massive blunder replacing their number one newsreaders with the B team and watching the ratings plummet as a result
[/quote] So true. Their colleagues have this week been drumming out that the duo are their favourites or the best, but what I ask is Why remove them from the main seat if they are the best or most experienced? You canât even use the ratings argument as they were in a winning position and Seven News across the board wasnât in a well position. Sharyn did/does deserve the main chair but at a given time when Kay decided to step down. As for Bill, I liked him on Ten, but I canât even watch him now.
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If any market needs a change of itâs main 6pm newsreader (or the bulletin in general) on Seven, itâs definitely Sydney ahead of the others by quite a considerable margin for reasons that donât really need explaining.
Also, I completely agree that it was a pretty poor farewell to Rod Young on tonightâs Seven News Queensland! Sure heâs not retiring or leaving the network but quite a large number of viewers will no longer see him on their screens, so I think even just a short âhighlightsâ package of Rodâs 14 years or so on the Brisbane news wouldâve been appreciated by viewers.
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Sydney was/is certainly a debacle. Ferguson replacing Bath was definitely a mistake as shown by the ratings. Seven was trailing Nine but within reach. . Brisbane was actual an even bigger mistake as Rod and Kay had an extremely comfortable lead over Nine. Messing with Brisbane was insanity.
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Seven News US Bureau Chief Mike Amor has been awarded the TV Journalist of the Year Award at the Los Angeles Press Clubâs 58th annual Southern California Journalism Awards.
The award is recognition for an outstanding body of international work, including Amorâs coverage of the Charleston church massacre and the Paris terrorist attacks in November last year.
Amorâs was one of six awards accepted by the Seven News team at the gala dinner, held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles today Australia time.
Seven News US correspondent Angela Cox accepted the award in the News â Foreign Correspondents category for Sevenâs coverage of the San Bernardino massacre in December last year.
Other honours included the Lifestyle Feature TV and Environmental Reporting awards for Saving the Salton Sea, a special report about the drying up and pollution of Californiaâs largest lake.
In the Personality Profile category, the team accepted the award on behalf of Amor for his profile of Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman.
And a two-part series on the Apache holy site in Arizona under threat by a new mine earned Seven News the TV News Feature award.
Amor said it was rewarding to see Seven Newsâ dedication to high-quality journalism recognised on the world stage.
âWe are extremely proud of this achievement,â he said. âIt is an honour and humbling to have our work in Australia recognised in a market as large as America. More importantly, tremendously proud to lead a small but exceptional team in Sevenâs US Bureau â Angela Cox, Arron Hage, Duncan McLeod, Ben Shaw and Emma Dallimore.â
The Southern California Journalism Awards recognise journalistic excellence in print, radio, television, and the internet.
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Tuesday (28.06.16) :Jodie Speers is presenting the Morning News.
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Jodie Speers presenting Friday Morning News again this week.
Chris Reason presenting in Sydney tonight.
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Mel Doyle is on holidays
Saturday (02.07.16): Sharyn Ghidella back in her former seat this evening, flying solo on a shortened edition of Seven News ( Seven News should continue with these 30 minute bulletins).
Are the main anchors anchoring tonight in the other states? (I believe Chris Reason read last night in Sydney and Mark Fergo tonight. Correct?)
Sally Bowrey presenting Sunday 5pm bulletin.
Jennifer Keyte presented last night in Melbourne but is away tonight with Nick Etchells filling in for her.
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Nick Etchells presenting the Melbourne bulletin tonight.
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Sunday (03.07.16): Sharyn Ghidella in for Kay McGrath who I assume is on holidays. Rather interesting hauling in your weeknight newsreader who will have done 12 days straight I assume by this coming Friday when Seven Brisbane has so many fill-ins ( in particular Katrina Blowers and Max Futcher who both reporting tonight, maybe they donât think they are good enough to go solo). Also, last night Nine News Brisbane flogged Seven News Brisbane. This is evident that viewers prefer the weeknight team on Nine and Kay McGrath on Seven.
7News has beaten 9, 3 weeks out of the last 4, week nights.
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Katie Brown will join Rod Young on the Gold Coast bulletin to present sport.
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Nick Etchells presenting in Melbourne tonight.
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Peter Mitchell certainly has had a lot of time off since December 2015. 6 weeks at Xmas, 2 weeks at Easter, 1 week in late June and plenty of single day absences.
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Nick Etchells said in closer he hopes Peter is watching and feeling better to be back tomorrow night.
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Katie Brown will join Rod Young on the Gold Coast bulletin to present sport.
[/quote] Very average presenter, but hopefully she will improve with practice.
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There was a technical hitch with the surf/beach report and that led (I think) to a very long closing theme being played.
[/quote] Thank god it stopped, I nearly fell asleep. Surely they didnât need to hire him since Paul is their âcoastal expertâ.